poliovirus

News Desk Islamabad: Khizr Afzal, Head of the anti-polio program in Punjab, announced on Sunday that preparations for the upcoming anti-polio campaign have been completed. The campaign is set to commence on Monday. According to a…

APP Islamabad: National Institute of Health (NIH) said on Wednesday that four new environmental samples had tested positive for wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), bringing the total number of positive samples this year to 112. The four…

News Desk Islamabad: It has come to light that the dirty water in Mirpur Khas city, located in the Sindh province, contains the poliovirus. The Sindh Health Department reported that water samples collected from the Mirpur Khas…

APP Islamabad: Health officials on Friday confirmed the presence of polio-virus in environmental samples from Quetta and Karachi Kemari. According to officials of the Ministry of Health, so far, polio virus has been confirmed in…

News Desk Islamabad: Nine more environmental samples collected from four provinces of the country have tested positive for type-1 poliovirus, bringing the total number of positive tests this year to 83. In addition, Badin has been…

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 Faisalabad: A new week-long phase of anti-polio initiatives is scheduled to commence in select areas of Punjab and Sindh starting from February 26, continuing through March 3rd. It is reported that hundreds of thousands of…

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 Peshawar: Religious leaders, teachers, motivators and people from all walks of life have a key role in eradicating polio. The government should raise awareness against polio in Friday sermons, stated experts. Shaheed Benazir…

News Desk Islamabad: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar directed the concerned authorities to engage religious scholars, teachers, parents and all stakeholders to play a key role in the complete eradication of the polio virus…