Features and Investigative Reports
Unshaken by polio, Kabul girl on path of innovation
Asrar Parsa, a young girl in Kabul who contracted polio at the age of two and was left with a paralyzed left leg, is...
Health
Serious effort on to eradicate polio in Afghanistan: UNICEF
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
Health
Anti-polio drive to kick off in 6 provinces
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 children under five
Health
Nationwide polio vaccination campaign launched
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 Ministry
Health
Lowest number ever polio cases recorded in Afghanistan
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
Health
Afghanistan, Pakistan together in fight against polio
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
Health
Nationwide polio vaccination campaign kicks off: MoPH
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Sunday launched a three-day polio vaccination campaign in 26 provinces of the country. Sharaf Zaman, MoPH
Health
Polio vaccination campaign kicks off in 28 provinces
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Public Health on Monday launched a four-day polio vaccination campaign targeting 6.7 million children under five years age in 28
Health
‘Many children in Helmand unvaccinated against polio’
LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Public health officials in southern Helmand province say polio vaccination drive has not been properly administered in most parts of the province where
Health
Unprecedented chance to end polio in Afghanistan: WHO
KABUL (Pajhwok): The World Health Organization (WHO) says an unprecedented opportunity is available to end polio virus in Afghanistan to free the world from polio
Uncategorized
3-day polio vaccination drive launched in Kunar
ASADABAD (Pajhwok): A three-day polio vaccination campaign was launched in eastern Kunar province on Tuesday, targeting 192,000 children including 41,000 children left out in the
