Pakistan suspends polio vaccine drive after attacks on health workers

Jun 17, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 : Amid its inability to stamp out religious extremism, Pakistan has now "indefinitely" suspended its nationwide anti-polio campaign, to protect...

Afghanistan: WHO announces second round of polio vaccination campaign in six provinces

Aug 28, 2023

As polio remains a persistent issue in Afghanistan, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the second round of the polio vaccine campaign has...

Pakistan: Policeman shot dead in Balochistan escorting polio vaccine worker

Oct 26, 2022

Gunmen shot dead a policeman providing security to health workers during a polio eradication campaign in Balochistan.

Pakistan: Policeman guarding polio team killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

Sep 20, 2021

Kohat [Pakistan], September 20 : Unidentified men killed a policeman guarding a polio vaccination team in Kohat city in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on...

CM Bhajan Lal Sharma inaugurates 3 health campaigns in Rajasthan

Jun 30, 2024

Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma has launched three significant health campaigns in Rajasthan: the National Pulse Polio Campaign, the Chief Minister Stop Diarrhea Campaign...

Pak reports new polio case as anti-polio campaign impacted by COVID-19

Nov 29, 2020

Islamabad [Pakistan], November 29 : Pakistan has reported yet another polio case on Sunday, taking the country's tally of the year to 82.