WHO pledges full support as Tanzania launches vaccination against polio

May 18, 2022

Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], May 18 : The World Health Organisation extended its support to Tanzania in organizing polio campaigns, after Tanzania launched its...

Afghan health ministry launches polio vaccination drive

Dec 13, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], December 13 : The Afghan health ministry launched a campaign on Monday to innoculate millions of children in Afghanistan against polio.

J-K: Polio vaccination drive begins in Doda district

Feb 01, 2021

Doda (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 1 : The polio vaccination drive began in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Sunday as part of...

Taliban failed to save its citizens, health workers in Afghanistan: Report

Mar 01, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 1 : The recent killing of polio vaccinators in Afghanistan is a cause for concern, especially in a country where lack...

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.

Ignorance stands before Pakistan's polio challenge

Jun 15, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 15 : Amid Pakistan's inability to stamp out religious extremism, the surging attack on the country's polio vaccine workers is hurting...