Pakistan's polio tally reaches 43 with latest case in Balochistan

Oct 31, 2024

Pakistan has reported a new polio case in Balochistan's Chagai district, raising the country's total number of cases this year to 43, as per...

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...

PCB, Pakistan Polio Programme team up to fight against polio

Nov 10, 2020

Lahore [Pakistan], November 10 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) of the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme on...

More efforts needed to end polio in Pakistan, says Polio Oversight Board

Jun 12, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 12 : More efforts are needed to reach the levels of government leadership, drive, and use of real-time data to beat...

11,000 Pakistan polio health care workers lose jobs due to funding constraints

Aug 12, 2020

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12 : At least 11,000 health care workers of Pakistan anti-polio campaign, who were also mobilised to fight the coronavirus, have...

Pak: Poliovirus detected in sewage samples from 3 districts in Sindh, Balochistan

May 23, 2024

The Pakistan Polio Programme has conducted four polio vaccination campaigns this year, including two nationwide campaigns that reached over 43 million children under the...