pakistan polio

APP Rawalpindi: Chief of the Punjab Anti-Polio Program, Khizr Afzal, said on Monday that anti-polio drops would be administered at 92 sites across Punjab and more than 500 polio workers would perform their duties at special points during…

APP Peshawar: The party leadership has proposed the names of candidates to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur for inclusion in the provincial cabinet. However, the latter has decided to finalise the names after…

News Desk Peshawar: A police constable assigned to guard the polio vaccination team in Mardan was critically injured by gunfire during an attack in the Pir Saidi area of Tehsil Takhtbhai on Tuesday. The constable, identified as Zohar, son…

APP Abbottabad: A comprehensive vaccination campaign has been initiated in Abbottabad district from January 8 to 12 to eradicate the polio virus. Deputy Commissioner Khalid Iqbal inaugurated the campaign, emphasising the critical…

News Desk Islamabad: The Ministry of Health reported the detection of poliovirus in environmental samples across five districts in the country on Wednesday. According to the Ministry's spokesperson, two samples of sewage water from…

News Desk Rawalpindi: The District Health Authority announced on Sunday that it had successfully achieved the polio vaccination target for the week-long drive initiated on November 27. According to District Superintendent of Vaccination…

News Desk Islamabad: Deputy Commissioner Islamabad, Irfan Nawaz Memon, on Thursday urged parents to cooperate with the polio vaccination teams and ensure that their children receive the necessary two doses of polio drops. Addressing a…

News Desk Islamabad: Dr Iqbal Memon, a health expert in Islamabad, on Wednesday urged parents nationwide to prioritise polio vaccines for their children's well-being. "Parents in Karachi and other far-flung areas of the country must…

APP Islamabad: A 31-month-old child has been diagnosed with polio in Karachi’s Eastern District, reporting the fifth polio case of this year, said Health Ministry on Saturday. Health Ministry spokesperson said the affected child…

News Desk Peshawar: We should liaise to fight polio with the same commitment that helped us defeat Corona, said Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali. Speaking at a ceremony held in Nishtar Hall to mark World Polio Day, Governor…