Pakistan will eradicate polio in upcoming year: PM Khan tells Bill Gates
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday had a telephonic conversation with philanthropist Bill Gates and discussed a range of issues including the polio eradication campaign. The prime minister said earnest efforts are continuing to further intensify the anti-polio campaign
Threats to vaccinations
Vaccinations have been hailed as being one of the major achievements in the 20th Century which have eradicated several diseases and our response system. But not everyone agrees. In the past few years, the opposition to vaccines has risen in
Anti-polio campaign to start countrywide from today
ISLAMABAD: An anti-polio campaign of various durations will start across the country from today aiming to inoculate over four million children. The SOPs to protect from coronavirus will be strictly implemented during the campaign. In Punjab, 20 million children between
Five-day nationwide polio campaign to start on March 29
ISLAMABAD: A five-day polio vaccination campaign will start from March 29 during which over 40 million children under the age of five will be inoculated. Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Health Dr Faisal Sultan launched the national polio immunisation drive
First polio case of 2021 reported in Balochistan
QUETTA: The first case of poliovirus in the year 2021 has been reported in Balochistan. According to the health department, a 28-month-old child has been diagnosed with poliovirus in Qila Abdullah. A new case of polio has been reported from
Five-day anti-polio drive in different parts of Pakistan begins
ISLAMABAD: A five-day anti-polio drive in different parts of Pakistan will start from today. According to details, a five-day anti-polio drive in Balochistan is starting in all 33 districts from today. In the province, more than 2.4 million children up
New case of polio surfaced in Balochistan
QUETTA: A new case of poliovirus has been reported in Balochistan, according to the health department. The Balochistan Health Department said that the health department, the virus was confirmed in a 16-month-old baby in the Gulistan area of Qila Abdullah.
Five-day anti-polio campaign begins today
ISLAMABAD: A five-day nationwide polio eradication campaign will commence on Monday during which over 39 million children below five years of age will be administered anti-polio vaccine across the country. This is the first nationwide campaign in the country after its
Bill Gates acknowledges Pakistan’s efforts amid COVID-19 pandemic
RAWALPINDI: Philanthropist Bill Gates had acknowledged Pakistan’s efforts in managing the COVID-19 pandemic despite the current rise in cases. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa had a telephonic conversation with Bill Gates
Asifa Bhutto urges parents to vaccinate children against polio
KARACHI: Asifa Bhutto Zardari, sister of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has appealed to the people to vaccinate their children against polio. An Anti-polio campaign has commenced in 128 districts of Pakistan from today in which more
30 mn children to be vaccinated in anti-polio campaign from today
ISLAMABAD: An Anti-polio campaign has commenced in 128 districts of Pakistan from today in which more than 30 million children will be vaccinated against polio. The National Coordinator for the Polio Program said that children under the age of five
Nationwide polio eradication campaign begins today
ISLAMABAD: A five-day nationwide polio eradication campaign commenced on Monday during which 45 million children below five years age will be administered anti-polio vaccine across the country. This is the first nationwide campaign in the country after its four-month suspension
Another polio case reported in Balochistan
BALOCHISTAN: The polio emergency operation center Pakistan has reported one more polio case from Balochistan on Monday, taking the provincial tally figure for this year to 18. A 15-month-old girl tested positive for poliovirus in Balochistan’s Pishin district. In this
KP govt doubles anti-polio workers’ daily wages
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has increased the daily wage of anti-polio workers from Rs 500 to Rs 1,000. According to the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), the wages of anti-polio workers have been increased from Rs 500 to Rs 1,000.
PM Imran, Bill Gates discuss COVID-19 response, polio campaign
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke with philanthropist Bill Gates to discuss the latest situation on COVID-19 response and resumption of polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan. During the conversation, the prime minister apprised Bill Gates about the improved COVID-19 situation
Another polio case emerges in Balochistan
QUETTA: The polio emergency operation center Pakistan has reported one more polio case from Balochistan on Monday, taking the provincial tally figure for this year to 16. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), a 20-month-old boy was affected
Three-day anti-polio campaign begins today
KARACHI: A three-day anti-polio vaccination drive will begin in Sindh’s capital from today till 23rd July. According to the Sindh Emergency Operation Centre for Polio, the drive will be conducted in two districts of Karachi and will target children less
Another polio case emerges in Balochistan
QUETTA: The polio emergency operation center Pakistan has reported one more polio case from Balochistan on Saturday, taking the provincial tally figure for this year to 15. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), a 17-month-old girl was affected
IsDB approves $60m for polio eradication programme
ISLAMABAD: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has approved a $60 million supplementary fund for the polio eradication programme in Pakistan. The new financing has been approved by the IsDB Board of Executive Directors at the virtual meeting held in Jeddah
Major anti-polio drive to begin in Punjab next month
LAHORE: A polio vaccination drive which was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, will begin in Punjab from the upcoming month. According to the details, the government has started preparations to launch the campaign in the second
COAS Bajwa discusses polio eradication drive with Bill Gates
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa held a telephone conversation with renowned philanthropist Bill Gates. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, the call with the Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) was held
Rethinking anti-polio strategy
It has been emphasised several times that Pakistan is in the midst of a polio epidemic. The country is one of the last bastions of polio on the planet, and rather than given millions of children a fighting chance against
Four more polio cases emerge in Sindh, KPK
ISLAMABAD: Both Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported as many as four new cases of polio, reaching the tally to 12 for the current year 2020. An official of the National Institute of Health (NIH) said the cases of Sindh were
Another new polio case emerges in Sindh
KARACHI: Another new polio case reported in Sindh province from Kashmore area on Wednesday. According to the polio emergency operation center Sindh, with the new case of polio raising the total number of cases in the year 2020 to three.
Mehwish Hayat slams journalist over polio worker video
KARACHI: Actress Mehwish Hayat slammed Pakistani-Canadian journalist Tarek Fatah after he post a video of polio workers, advising him to check every information before publishing it. The Canadian author had taken to Twitter with a footage telling his followers about
Trouble emerges as one more polio case recorded in KP
PESHAWAR: The National Institute of Health (NIH) has reported a new case of wild poliovirus (WPV) from the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, taking the number of provincially registered cases to 92. With 32 cases of polio, Lakki Marwat
WHO extends travel bans on Pakistan for another three months
LAHORE: Upset by repeated outbreaks of type 2 poliovirus resulting from vaccines in all provinces and troubling rise in cases of type 1 wild poliovirus (WP1), the World Health Organization (WHO) has screwed Pakistan by increasing the country’s travel restrictions
KP confirms first two polio cases of 2020
PESHAWAR: Two new cases of polio-virus have been confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to details, the two cases were reported from Laki Marwat and D.I Khan where a 9-month old and 2-year-old children respectively diagnosed with the virus in the
Pharmaceutical prices
The government has reduced the prices of 89 essential and life-saving medicines with immediate effect. This may offer temporary relief but the move is mere eyewash for the public reeling under the burden of a hike in prices of pharmaceutical
Sindh, KP report four more polio cases
PESHAWAR: Four new cases of polio have been reported in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), raising the total number of affectees to 115 in 2019. The reports stated that the first case was from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district where a
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