Tag: Polio
Two polio cases surface in Karachi, Khyber
ISLAMABAD: The polio cases tally in 2019 mounted to six as two new cases were surfaced in Karachi and Khyber on Thursday.
In a tweet, Babar Atta, the...
As polio goal nears, Pakistan pushes against vaccine misinformation
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan closes in on eradicating polio, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s office has urged the country’s telecoms regulator to take action against misinformation...
As polio goal nears, Pakistan pushes against vaccine misinformation
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan closes in on eradicating polio, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s office has urged the country’s telecoms regulator to take action against misinformation...
No polio case reported in Punjab so far: Dr Munir
LAHORE: Health Services Director General Dr Munir Ahmed has claimed that not a single case of polio has been discovered in Punjab so far.
In a...
Federal govt approves 25pc pay raise for polio workers
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on Monday increased the salaries of polio workers by up to 25 per cent in a development that is...
Female polio worker injured after being shot
QUETTA: A female polio worker was injured by unknown gunmen at the Eastern Bypass of Quetta on Wednesday.
According to police sources, polio worker Ghazala...
Detection of polio virus in environmental samples of twin cities triggers...
ISLAMABAD: In what could be dubbed as sheer negligence of the twin cities' administration, poliovirus has been found in environmental samples of the two cities which...
Female health workers to be part of polio drive in Bajaur
BAJAUR: The local administration and health department in Bajaur tribal district have decided to include female health workers in the upcoming anti-polio drive scheduled...
Three new polio cases reported in Balochistan
QUETTA: Despite frequent polio eradication drives across the country, three more cases of polio were reported in Balochistan on Thursday.
Coordinator of Emergency Operation Centre Rashid...
Islamabad deputy commissioner consumes polio drops to appease reluctant parents
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad deputy commissioner Hamza Shafqaat on Thursday consumed polio drops in order to convince a parent who was reluctant to administer the vaccine to...
Govt utilising all resources to overcome polio disease: KP governor
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Shah Farman on Thursday said that the government is utilising all available resources to overcome the disease of polio...
Four new polio cases reported in Mastung
As many as four new cases of poliovirus were reported on Tuesday Balochistan's city Mastung, despite the employment of several measures to counter the...
Two new polio virus cases surface in KP
BAJAUR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health officials on Thursday said that two new cases of polio have surfaced in the Bajaur district of the province.
According...
Minor girl diagnosed with polio, saved from paralysis in FATA
PESHAWAR: A minor in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) was diagnosed with poliovirus but was not left crippled due to the vaccines being administered...
Levies man returning from polio duty shot dead
PESHAWAR: A Levies personnel was shot dead in Badan area of Bajaur Agency on Monday when he was returning home after providing security to a...
Teenager diagnosed with polio disease in Charsadda
EOC coordinator says victim boy can easily fight against poliovirus attack due to multiple vaccine doses
PESHAWAR: A 19-month-old boy has been diagnosed with the...
Eight-day polio eradication drive begins in Karachi
KARACHI: An eight-day polio eradication campaign was formally inaugurated at District West in Karachi.
Under this freshly initiated campaign, a total of 1.9 million children aged...
