The victim is a 31-month-old child who belongs to Gujro union council area; this year's tally rises to five.
The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Published 12 Nov, 2023 07:00am
NHS says the campaign is being conducted after two environmental samples from Lahore tested positive for wild poliovirus in January.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 13 Feb, 2023 07:39am
The funding will vaccinate 370 million children annually over the next five years.
Amin Ahmed Published 19 Oct, 2022 07:09am
17-month-old boy from North Waziristan contracts virus.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 28 Aug, 2022 07:55am
There have been no confirmed cases of the disease, but it has been found in an increasing number of sewage plants.
AFP Published 10 Aug, 2022 06:14pm
All victims are aged under two years; Health Ministry examines preparations to deal with monkeypox.
Ikram Junaidi Published 28 Jul, 2022 08:18am
US reports first case in nearly a decade.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 23 Jul, 2022 09:06am
Stops govt from giving those educators tasks not permitted by law.
Bureau Report Updated 09 Jul, 2022 11:24am
Health officials hope to achieve inoculation target in North Waziristan.
Ashfaq Yusufzai Updated 01 Jul, 2022 11:32am
Eleven cases of polio have so far been reported in the country this year.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 27 Jun, 2022 07:26am
Federal health secretary calls resurgence in cases a "national emergency"; promises risk assessment across Pakistan again.
The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Updated 05 Jun, 2022 10:40am
More cases expected from the area due to high refusal rate and instances of finger-marking without vaccination during campaigns.
Ikram Junaidi Published 02 Jun, 2022 07:16am
Says wild polio virus epidemiology in Pakistan looking much more favourable than it had been a year previously.
Asif Chaudhry Updated 02 Jun, 2022 09:39am
Steps have been taken towards securing the legacy of polio eradication systems and know-how, says press release.
Amin Ahmed Updated 31 May, 2022 09:27am
Four incidents reported to police; officials assisting polio teams also face resistance.
Mohammad Asghar Updated 30 May, 2022 09:31am
It is the 18th case of the crippling disease detected in the country this year.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 13 Sep, 2022 09:59am
Sample collected from a sewage line from Landhi’s Bakhtawar goth.
The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Updated 12 Sep, 2022 09:52am
Governor of New York declares state disaster emergency.
Reuters Updated 10 Sep, 2022 09:52am
Holds virtual meeting with women health workers from the Pakistan’s polio programme.
The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Updated 09 Sep, 2022 10:04am
Infected man was a member of the Orthodox Jewish community where vaccine hesitancy tends to run high.
AFP Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:32am
1.5m families to be given Rs25,000 in immediate relief.
Syed Irfan Raza Updated 20 Aug, 2022 09:21am
No polio case has been detected in Sindh since July 2020, CM Murad says.
Tahir Siddiqui Updated 16 Aug, 2022 10:37am
Polio is spreading in London, New York and Jerusalem for the first time in decades, spurring catch-up vaccination campaigns.
Reuters Updated 16 Aug, 2022 09:05am
Health department urges unvaccinated New Yorkers "to get vaccinated now".
Reuters Updated 13 Aug, 2022 10:16am
Says people would boycott vaccination campaign if govt and security institutions fail to restore peace.
Waseem Ahmed Shah Updated 13 Aug, 2022 07:44am
Samples from Islamabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Bannu, Nowshera and Swat found positive, says NIH official.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 03 Aug, 2022 07:34am
PM Shehbaz renews pledge to purge the country of all forms of poliovirus.
The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Updated 30 Jul, 2022 09:49am
Health minister says some elements trying to create impression that family planning, vaccination aren't compatible with religion.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 19 Jul, 2022 08:23am
All 12 cases this year have been reported from KP’s North Waziristan district.
Ikram Junaidi Published 15 Jul, 2022 07:25am
Child injured in attack; police reach spot, begin search operation.
Sirajuddin Updated 28 Jun, 2022 07:00pm
Pakistan's tally of the virus for the current year reaches 11; WHO body voices concerns over situation in ex-Fata district.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 25 Jun, 2022 08:47am
Pakistan is a suspected source; official says genome sequencing report will ascertain origin of virus.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 24 Jun, 2022 08:21am
Say religious leaders are accompanying health workers in immunisation drives.
Ashfaq Yusufzai Updated 19 Jun, 2022 10:25am
He travelled more than 13,000 kilometres across 13 countries to raise funds to fight polio.
AFP Updated 31 May, 2022 08:36am
New cases reported in North Waziristan, taking this year's tally to six.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 28 May, 2022 08:06am