polio

APP Islamabad: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, confirmed a new case of wild poliovirus type-1 (WPV1) in Quetta, Balochistan. The child developed paralysis on…

APP Islamabad: Health officials reported two new polio cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of polio cases in Pakistan this year to 26. The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health…

APP Peshawar: Another case of polio has been reported in the Kohat district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, raising the total number of cases in the country to 23 this year. The National Institute of Health (NIH) confirmed that a ten-month-old…

APP Peshawar: The District Police Officer (DPO) of Bannu terminated the services of 11 police officials on Monday for failing to comply with official orders. The dismissed personnel had been instructed to perform security duty for…

APP Peshawar: The first case of polio virus infection in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa for 2024 has been reported. A nine-month-old baby girl from Mohmand district has contracted the crippling disease. In a statement issued late Friday night,…

APP Peshawar: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Bajaur district saw two casualties, including a police constable and an anti-polio campaign worker, during an attack by unknown assailants on Wednesday. The deceased were part of an escorting anti-polio…

News Desk Rawalpindi: The 7th anti-polio campaign commenced in Rawalpindi today, with the aim of vaccinating 786,000 children. Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Engr. Amir Khattak inaugurated the campaign by administering polio vaccines…

News Desk Islamabad: The report that was presented by the Ministry of Health on the number of polio cases reported in Pakistan over the past three years is a matter of concern. According to the data submitted to the National Assembly,…

APP Islamabad: A first group of children received polio vaccinations in besieged Gaza on Saturday, ahead of the official start of a much-anticipated United Nations-led campaign set to begin Today (Sunday). Children at Nasser Hospital…

News Desk Karachi: On the first day of a special polio vaccination drive in Karachi, 27 percent of parents refused to vaccinate their children, as reported by officials from the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI).  The campaign,…