Tag: Polio
Pakistan to be declared polio-free country soon, claims minister
FAISALABAD: State Minister for Commerce and Textile Industry Haji Muhammad Akram Ansari on Saturday claimed that Pakistan will soon be declared as a polio-free country...
Bizenjo says govt working hard to make Balochistan polio free: report
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo on Thursday said the government is fully supporting all the institutions that are working for the...
‘600,000 Polio related paralysis, deaths prevented by govt’
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) was informed on Thursday that an estimated six hundred thousand cases of Polio related paralysis and death have been...
Anti-polio drive continues in full swing in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: Health Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Muhammad Sohail Chaudhry said that the five-day anti-polio campaign, which began in all tehsils and towns of...
Security threats, bad weather suspends anti-polio campaign in Malakand
PESHAWAR: Anti-polio campaign organisers in Malakand were ordered to suspend ongoing efforts due to “bad weather” and security threats, said officials.
According to the Emergency...
Polio eradication in Pakistan blocked due to violence, insecurity
WASHINGTON: Polio cases in Pakistan rose by 73 percent during the most intense periods of civil conflict there in recent years, according to VOA.
The report,...
NIC found five polio positive samples in 2017 in capital
ISLAMABAD: The National Immunisation Campaign (NIC) had found five positive environmental samples of polio in 2017, causing worries among the authorities concerned as they...
Karachi launches six-day anti-polio drive
A six-day polio eradication campaign has started in Karachi on Monday during which more than 2.2 million children will be administered anti-polio drops in...
Muzzafargarh Health CEO rejects anti-polio worker’s rape attempt claim
Investigation reveals personal conflict was motive behind these allegations; no 'harm' to anti-polio drive in region
Muzzafargarh Health CEO on Sunday rejected the claims...
Terrorist attacks cannot deter us from eradicating polio: Saira Afzal
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Health Regulations and Coordination Saira Afzal Tarrar on Friday strongly condemned the cowardly attack by the terrorists on polio...
Two female anti-polio workers shot dead in Quetta
QUETTA: Two female members of a polio vaccination team in Quetta were shot dead on Thursday.
Police said that unidentified miscreants opened fire on the polio...
Bill Gates announces increase in financial aid for Pakistan: report
ISLAMABAD: While praising the Pakistani government’s commitment to the eradication of polio, Chairman of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates has committed that...
NAB to probe alleged embezzlement of Rs 200m in FATA anti-polio...
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has initiated an inquiry into the charges of fraud and embezzlement of Rs 200 million...
Last anti-polio vaccination of the year begins in Karachi
KARACHI: Karachi that reported two cases of polio this year marked its last anti-polio vaccination campaign of 2017 on Wednesday.
Talking to journalists, Sindh Emergency...
Sindh IGP directs foolproof security for anti-polio teams
KARACHI: Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) AD Dino Khawaja on Wednesday issued special directives for providing foolproof security to the staff engaged in...
Germany to provide additional funds to Pakistan for Polio campaign
The government of Germany announced on Tuesday an additional € 2 million in financial support, to Pakistan’s national emergency action plan regarding Polio eradication,...
Third polio case emerges in Balochistan due to anti-vaccine inclinations
QUETTA: It seems Pakistan has not been able to get rid of the menace of polio from the entire country, as a third polio...
