polio

Public Health Department officials in southern Ghazni province say still hundreds of families refuse to vaccinate their children against polio in some areas.

A polio vaccination drive was launched on Monday in 16 provinces of the country, targeting around 6.3 million children.

A fresh case of polio has been detected in Karachi, Pakistan, bringing the total number of children affected by the disease to 70.

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) says that a 4-day anti-polio vaccination campaign launched on Monday in 23 provinces of the country.

A polio vaccination campaign, targeting more than 11 million children under five years of age, was launched across the country on Monday.

Pakistan’s polio situation is worse than Afghanistan, fuelling concerns at a recent international meeting in Qatar.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Following the launch of a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan, Bill Gates urged countries of the world to take part in the fight

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries where polio remains endemic. The Presidential Palace

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is launching a four-day polio vaccination campaign on Monday targeting 1.6 million . . .

KABUL (Pajhwok): A four-day polio vaccination campaign targeting 11 million children under five years of age kicked off across the country on Monday. The .

KABUL (Pajhwok): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said two children were paralyzed by polio in Afghanistan in 2022, the lowest number ever recorded

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Pakistan and Afghanistan are together in the campaign against the poliovirus, says the federal health minister. The ministerial statement comes after the detection