In 2024, tally of polio cases in Pakistan nears 60

Dec 03, 2024

Pakistan has reported three new polio cases, bringing the total to 59 for the year, according to the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC). The...

Pakistan: Polio case from Karachi takes 2024 tally to 70

Jan 10, 2025

Pakistan's Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication has confirmed the detection of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in a child from Karachi, Dawn reported.

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...

Polio Vaccination Campaign postponed in Balochistan despite widespread virus presence

Dec 18, 2024

The polio vaccination campaign, scheduled to begin this week in all 36 districts across Balochistan has been postponed for two weeks, the Dawn reported.

Pakistan reports two more polio cases, countrywide number rises to 67 in 2024

Dec 27, 2024

An official of the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health said that two cases of wild poliovirus type...

Pakistan: 13th case of polio virus detected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2022

Jul 23, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 23 : An 18-month-old was paralyzed by wild poliovirus in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KP), the National Institute of Health...