Pakistan: Jamrud polio worker receives death threat
Dec 15, 2024, at 12:39 am
Suspected terrorists issued death threats to a polio worker in Pakistan's Jamrud area and asked him to stop what they called 'improper activity'.
Four more polio cases detected in Pakistan
Oct 21, 2024, at 04:15 am
Pakistani health authorities have detected four more polio cases in the country, posing a major challenge to the nation which has so far failed to eradicate the disease.
Pakistan reports yet another polio case
Sep 21, 2024, at 06:59 am
Pakistan has diagnosed yet another polio case, taking the total number of diagnosed cases in the country this year to 18.
Israel-Palestine crisis: UN officials repeat calls for peace as Gaza polio vaccinations get underway
Sep 02, 2024, at 02:51 pm
The first phase of a UN-led polio vaccination campaign has begun in the middle areas of Gaza. The operation aims to inoculate 600,000 children in the coming days.
Pakistan reports fifth polio case of 2024
Jun 25, 2024, at 11:55 pm
Pakistan has reported yet another polio case, taking the total number of incidents reported in 2024 to five, media reports said.
Over 7 million Afghan children to receive anti-polio vaccines
Jan 30, 2024, at 11:43 pm
More than 7.5 million children under five would receive anti-polio vaccines in 21 out of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, a statement of the country's Ministry of Public Health said.
Unknown attacker target vehicle in Pakistan, polio programme official dies
Jan 20, 2024, at 05:16 am
Unidentified assailants opened fire on a vehicle in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan which left at least one polio programme official dead, media reports said.
Cop assigned to protect polio workers shot dead in Balochistan
Jan 13, 2024, at 11:22 pm
A police officer who was assigned to protect polio workers was shot dead in Quetta city of Balochistan on Friday.
Pakistan: Sixth polio case reported
Dec 04, 2023, at 04:48 am
Pakistan has reported six polio cases in 2023, media reports said, as the country continues to struggle to control the disease.
Pakistan: Local tribal council boycotts polio drive over ‘lawlessness’ in N. Waziristan
Dec 01, 2023, at 11:37 pm
Uthmanzai tribal jirga (a tribal council responsible for settling disputes in Afghanistan and Pakistan) recently boycotted the ongoing polio drive in North Waziristan district till the improvement of the law and order situation in the Pakistani region.
Pakistan: New polio infection reported in Lahore
Sep 09, 2023, at 11:36 pm
One more wild poliovirus infection has been detected in Lahore, the capital city of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, the country's health ministry said Saturday.
Pakistan: Two cops escorting polio team in Quetta killed by armed men
Aug 01, 2023, at 11:27 pm
At least two policemen, who were escorting a polio vaccination team, died when armed men opened fire on them in Pakistan's Quetta region on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Polio virus found in KP's environmental samples
Jun 19, 2023, at 03:24 pm
Polio virus has been detected in the environmental samples collected from various districts of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Two polio cases reported in Nangarhar
May 15, 2023, at 01:23 pm
Afghanistan has recorded two new polio cases in Nangarhar region of the country, media reports said.
Over 1 million polio vaccines destroyed in Sudan during looting amidst conflict
May 06, 2023, at 10:58 am
Khartoum/Sudan: Over one million polio vaccines that were meant for children have been destroyed due to the recent increase in violence and looting in Sudan, UNICEF reported.
Pakistan : 2 policemen guarding anti-polio team shot dead
Aug 16, 2022, at 11:11 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: Two policemen were killed in firing by unknown gunmen in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, according to police officials on Tuesday.
Murder of polio vaccinators in Afghanistan: Four people arrested
Mar 13, 2022, at 04:22 pm
Taliban security officials have arrested four people accused of killing four polio vaccinators and two Taliban affiliates in Kunduz province of Afghanistan.
Bill and Milinda Gate Foundation hails Pakistan Army’s role in polio vaccination
Jun 12, 2021, at 12:36 am
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has hailed the Pakistan Army for supporting the country’s national polio drive, particularly through the involvement of community leaders and influencers.
Pakistan again records Polio cases
Dec 01, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Quetta: Pakistan has once again reported polio cases as the new instance was reported from Balochistan region of the country, media reports said.
South Sudan: ‘No child anywhere should suffer from polio’: UN health agency
Nov 14, 2020, at 03:53 pm
New York: Although South Sudan had recently been declared free from the wild poliovirus, the UN health agency said on Friday that 15 children under the age of five are reported to have been infected by a vaccine-derived form of polio, which has left them with irreversible paralysis.
Pakistan: Polio worker killed in Chaman
Apr 26, 2019, at 08:59 am
Karachi, Apr 26 (IBNS): Polio eradication teams were attacked by unknown men in Pakistan's Sindh and Balochistan areas, media reports said on Friday.
Aug 12, 2016, at 01:33 pm
New York, Aug 12 (Just Earth News): After two children were paralyzed by polio in Borno state in north-eastern Nigeria, the first cases of wild poliovirus in more than two years, the United Nations health agency on Thursday stressed the need to prioritize immunization of children in hard-to-reach areas such as the Lake Chad region, spanning several countries and often affected by conflict.
Apr 15, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New York, Apr 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Holt In a massive undertaking aimed at stamping out polio once and for all – dubbed ‘the switch’ – a United Nations-backed eradication initiative will next week begin the largest and fastest globally coordinated rollout of a vaccine into routine immunization programmes in history.
Apr 15, 2016, at 01:29 pm
New York, Apr 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Holt In a massive undertaking aimed at stamping out polio once and for all – dubbed ‘the switch’ – a United Nations-backed eradication initiative will next week begin the largest and fastest globally coordinated rollout of a vaccine into routine immunization programmes in history.