immunization

News Desk  Islamabad: Pakistan has reported its first case of wild polio in 2026 after the virus was detected in a four-year-old child from Bello Union Council in Sujawal district of Sindh, officials confirmed on Thursday. The…

News Desk Islamabad: Despite allocating billions of rupees annually to its immunization efforts, Pakistan has yet to achieve full vaccine coverage for children across the country, official data reveals. According to the latest figures…

APP Peshawar: A recent study analyzing Pakistan’s COVID-19 response has identified public trust in vaccines as the cornerstone of a successful immunization strategy, emphasizing the critical need to bolster public confidence in both…

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…