Four incidents reported to police; officials assisting polio teams also face resistance.
Mohammad Asghar Updated 30 May, 2022 09:31am
Throughout the event, messages advocating for polio vaccination echoed among the crowd.
Saleem Shahid Published 02 May, 2024 06:59am
THE year’s fourth polio drive has kicked off across Pakistan, with the aim to immunise more than 24m children ...
Editorial Published 01 May, 2024 08:13am
Separately, Mamund residents protest death of a young man allegedly in CTD custody.
Anwarullah Khan Updated 01 May, 2024 11:26am
Campaign will target more than 750,000 under-five children in the garrison city.
The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Updated 30 Apr, 2024 11:46am
Over 62,000 health workers to administer polio vaccine across 24 districts
Dawn Report Published 30 Apr, 2024 06:57am
In meeting with Bill Gates, Shehbaz says Pakistan working tirelessly to eradicate polio.
Dawn.com Updated 29 Apr, 2024 03:58pm
The campaign will be carried out in Islamabad, 10 districts of Punjab, 24 districts of Sindh, 26 districts of KP and 30 districts of Balochistan.
The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Updated 29 Apr, 2024 10:24am
Even deadly mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue and malaria have vaccines, but they are virtually unheard of in Pakistan.
Editorial Updated 28 Apr, 2024 09:22am
Anti-polio campaign to begin tomorrow; over 38,000 cases of refusal reported in February.
Faiza Ilyas Updated 28 Apr, 2024 08:12am
In Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Faisalabad, the campaign will last seven days, and in other districts, it will run for five days.
The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Updated 27 Apr, 2024 12:14pm
Disease belongs to genetic cluster prevalent in Afghanistan.
Ikram Junaidi Published 21 Apr, 2024 06:56am
Directs task force to have special focus on addressing the refusal cases in addition to making operational affairs of polio eradication campaigns better.
Bureau Report Updated 20 Apr, 2024 12:36pm
According to the police, the polio monitoring staff remained unharmed in the firing.
dam Khan Wazir Updated 06 Apr, 2024 08:06am
EPI official says measles claimed 13 lives in province in one year.
Ashfaq Yusufzai Updated 04 Apr, 2024 11:23am
43m children vaccinated in each of two drives conducted this year.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 30 Mar, 2024 10:41am
The campaign is being held in selected districts of Balochistan, Sindh, and Punjab.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 28 Mar, 2024 03:31pm
Around 3,378 teams, including 2,641 mobile teams, 306 fixed-site teams and 228 teams at transit points, will be deployed to ensure maximum coverage.
Saleem Shahid Updated 25 Mar, 2024 10:08am
Tally for current year reaches 71.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 23 Mar, 2024 12:06pm
Pakistan Medical Association calls for filling gaps in immunisation efforts
Ikram Junaidi Updated 16 Mar, 2024 09:59am
Punjab programme head concerned at data quality.
The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Updated 15 Mar, 2024 10:29am
Official says unidentified assailant managed to escape from crime scene, search operation underway.
Pervaiz Khan Updated 05 Mar, 2024 04:03pm
Children will also be given Vitamin A supplements to boost their immunity.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 26 Feb, 2024 11:07am
Officials warned of legal action in case of low vaccination coverage in any district.
The Newspaper's Staff Correspondent Published 24 Feb, 2024 06:33am
Caretaker health minister emphasises need for Pakistan, Afghanistan to work together to eradicate the disease.
The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Published 22 Feb, 2024 07:20am
Detections bring number of positive environmental samples reported in 2024 to 28, says NIH official.
Ikram Junaidi Published 04 Feb, 2024 07:36am
SHO Dilawar Khan says unknown persons opened fire on Dr Abdul Rehman’s vehicle when he was coming back from the hospital.
Anwarullah Khan Updated 19 Jan, 2024 07:11pm
All security and intelligence agencies need to be on the same page. Together with the civil administration, the militant threat needs to be neutralised.
Editorial Updated 12 Jan, 2024 09:14am
Health dept says poliovirus found in two more environmental samples from Karachi.
Faiza Ilyas Updated 09 Jan, 2024 10:52am
More than 44.3m children under five will be given oral polio drops during the five-day-long campaign ending on Jan 12.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 09 Jan, 2024 08:14am
Balochistan’s success is not merely a statistical triumph but is evident in the dwindling numbers of vaccine refusals.
Saleem Shahid Updated 08 Jan, 2024 10:24am
