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Surveillance, vigilance necessary to ensure SE Asia remains polio-free: WHO
New Delhi, March 27: Surveillance and vigilance are necessary to ensure South-East Asia region remains polio-free, said the World Health Organization on the 11th anniversary of being certified polio-free on Thursday.
Pakistan reports sixth polio case of 2025
Islamabad, March 2: Pakistan's Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) Pakistan has confirmed the sixth polio case in the country from District Thatta, Sindh, according to local media reports.
Over 454,000 Gazan children vaccinated against polio in 2 days: UNRWA
Gaza, Feb 25: The UN agency for Palestine refugees said that it has vaccinated more than 454,000 children against poliovirus in the Gaza Strip over the past two days.
Anti-polio campaign kicks off in Afghanistan
Kabul, Feb 24: The Afghan interim government's Ministry of Public Health on Monday announced a four-day vaccination campaign aimed at protecting nearly 6.3 million children under the age of five from poliovirus.
Pakistan reports third polio case in 2025
Islamabad, February 23: A new case of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has been reported in Pakistan, taking the overall tally of cases in 2025 to three, Dawn reported.
Pakistan reports 3rd polio case in 2025
Islamabad, Feb 23: Pakistan reported a new case of polio in the country's southern Sindh province, bringing the total number of the disease-infected children to three since the beginning of this year, officials from the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
UNICEF, WHO to continue mass polio vaccination campaign in Gaza Strip
New York, February 20: The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have launched an emergency polio outbreak response in the Gaza Strip, with a mass vaccination campaign scheduled from 22 to 26 February 2025.
Pakistan: New wild poliovirus case reported in Sindh
Islamabad, Feb 11: : Pakistan is grappling with a resurgence of polio virus as several new cases have been reported over the past few weeks. The National Institute of Health reported the country's second case of Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WPV1) when a sample from Sindh's Badin district tested positive at its laboratory in Islamabad.
South Sudan targets 3.4 million children in new polio vaccination campaign
Juba, Feb 13: South Sudan, in partnership with United Nations agencies, launched the fourth round of the polio vaccination campaign, with the goal of vaccinating 3.47 million children between the ages of 0 and 59 months.
Pakistan kicks off nationwide anti-polio campaign for 2025
Islamabad, Feb 3: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif kicked off a nationwide anti-polio campaign for the year 2025, reaffirming his government's determination to completely eliminate the polio disease from the South Asian country.
Afghanistan kicks off polio vaccination campaign in 16 provinces
Kabul, Jan 27: Afghanistan initiated its first vaccination campaign in 2025, targetting over six million children under the age of five from poliovirus, the Ministry of Public Health reported.
Pakistan reported 71 polio cases in 2024
Islamabad, Jan 15: Pakistan has reported 71 cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in 2024, the National Institute of Health (NIH) said.
No entry without polio vaccination certificate, Saudi Arabia tells Pakistani travellers
Islamabad, Jan 9: A polio vaccination certificate has been made mandatory for Pakistani citizens travelling to Saudi Arabia, the kingdom's civil aviation authority has announced.
Polio cases in Pakistan continue to rise, tally reaches 69
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, January 8: Pakistan has confirmed a new case of polio in Tank, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bringing the total number of cases to 69, according to a statement from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Wednesday, as reported by the Dawn.