Gaza: United Nations kicks off polio vaccination drive today

Sep 01, 2024

Notably, the UN agencies UNRWA, UNICEF, and WHO plan to vaccinate more than 6,40,000 children in Gaza in two rounds.

Israel facilitating vaccinations after polio found in Gaza sewage

Jul 22, 2024

The Israel Defence Forces added that in cooperation with international aid organizations, approximately 300,000 polio vaccines -- enough for more than one million Gaza...

Pakistan's fifth polio case raises concerns over surveillance lapses

Jun 09, 2024

The case, which occurred on April 29 and was confirmed on June 8, highlights a significant delay of six weeks in diagnosis, indicating a...

Four day long Polio vaccination campaign launched in Afghanistan

Jul 08, 2023

A four-day-long Polio Vaccination campaign has been launched in Afghanistan's eastern region in order to put an end to the disease, Khaama Press reported...

5 polio vaccination workers killed in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province

Jun 15, 2021

Nangarhar [Afghanistan], June 15 : As many as five health workers were killed and four others wounded in five separate shooting incidents during a...

WHO, UNICEF declare end of polio outbreak in Philippines

Jun 11, 2021

Manila [Philippines], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) hailed the Philippines on Friday for ending...