Tag: poliovirus
Health DG confirms presence of poliovirus in Faisalabad
LAHORE: Health Director General (DG) Dr Munir Ahmed on Friday confirmed the presence of poliovirus in Faisalabad.
As per details, the samples collected from Achkera Pumping Station turned...
Poliovirus detected in sewage of eight major cities
ISLAMABAD: Traces of the poliovirus have been found in the sewage water of major cities, including Karachi, Peshawar, Bannu, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Qilla Abdullah, Pishin and Quetta.
An anti-polio drive is scheduled...
Special anti-polio campaign kicks off
LAHORE: A special anti-polio drive has begun in Punjab to root out the crippling disease from the country.
More than seven million children will be administrated...
Nullah Lai on high alert after polio threat
RAWALPINDI: The Health Department on Saturday said that the polio virus may be rearing its head again in the Nullah Lai area.
Health Chief Executive Officer...
Health officials asked to devise a plan against polio
RAWALPINDI: Deputy Commissioner Umer Jahangir on Wednesday directed the Health Department to devise an optimum micro plan for an anti-polio campaign to be started from...
Despite untiring efforts, KP health officials still face threat from poliovirus
PESHAWAR: Amidst a remarkable decline in polio-affected cases throughout the country, Health officials in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) still fearing threats to its untiring efforts...
Polio makes comeback in Venezuela after decades
CARACAS: Polio has been reported in Venezuela, a crisis-wracked country where the disease had been eradicated decades ago, the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) reports.
The...
Boundary area of twin cities susceptible to poliovirus: report
RAWALPINDI: World Health Organisation (WHO) Technical Advisory Group on Polio Eradication said on Monday that the boundary area of Rawalpindi/Islamabad should be thoroughly monitored as...
All efforts underway to make 2018 polio-free: minister
Health minister inaugurates anti-polio campaign in Lahore
Announces launching anti-polio campaign in eight sensitive districts from March 12
LAHORE: Minister for Primary and Secondary Health Khawaja...
Three-day polio drive to commence from Feb 12
MULTAN: A three-day anti-polio drive would commence in Multan from February 12 (Monday) with the target to vaccinate 8,63,000 children across the district.
The pre-polio drive...
Positive environmental samples prompt EOC to conduct special anti-polio campaign
PESHAWAR: A three-day special anti-polio campaign has been planned in the selected high-risk union councils (UCs) of Peshawar, Kohat and Hangu including 32 Afghan...
45,000 refusal cases against polio vaccine reported
KARACHI: Authorities have been facing multiple challenges in vaccinating children against polio because about 45,000 children remained unvaccinated during various campaigns launched in Karachi...
Govt committed to eradicating polio virus in Balochistan: Zehri
QUETTA: Chief Minister (CM) Balochistan, Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri, on Thursday said that the provincial government was committed to eradicating the poliovirus from Balochistan.
He...
