immunization

APP Hyderabad: The regional reference laboratory for polio eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad has confirmed the detection of poliovirus in environmental samples from Hyderabad and Jamshoro districts this…

News Desk  South Waziristan: A police constable deployed to provide security for a polio workers' team was tragically killed in South Waziristan, according to reports from local journalists. The incident occurred in the Manra area of…

APP Multan: In a significant step towards combating polio, Multan Sultan and the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) have decided to fight jointly against the crippling diseases. Both sides, the Multan Sultans and NEOC, have…

News Desk  Peshawar: A group of female robbers exploited the guise of administering polio drops to carry out a robbery, absconding with both gold and cash from a residence. According to details, a group of four women reportedly…

News Desk Islamabad: The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning that without urgent measures, over half of the world's countries could experience a measles outbreak by the year's end. Natasha Crowcroft, a senior…

APP  Peshawar: The first phase of the anti-polio drive has been launched across Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat, Malakand, Hazara divisions, and Bannu district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The campaign's primary objective is to administer oral polio…

News Desk Peshawar: An anti-polio campaign targeting to vaccinate 6.3 million children continued for the second day in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) five divisions, and 1.2 million have been vaccinated so far. The campaign is being…

News Desk Peshawar: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has recorded a significant 35 percent reduction in anti-polio drop refusal cases in families during the vaccination carried out in the month of June. According to the Emergency Operation…

News Desk Rawalpindi: Over 1.5 million children, between six months and 59 months of age, would be vaccinated against measles during the week-long drive, launched in 10 districts of Punjab, including 42 union councils (UCs) in Rawalpindi…

APP Quetta: Scorpion-bitten Khadija Baloch, a resident of the Barkhan district of Balochistan, died on Monday. According to health experts, the teenage victim of a scorpion could survive the sting if she was provided with immediate…