Decision to start anti-polio campaign in 9 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Decision to start anti-polio campaign in 9 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Photo: File After the environmental samples of polio in three districts of Swabi, Swat and Kohat of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa came positive, the health department has decided to start anti-polio campaign in 9 districts. A 5-day anti-polio campaign will start from Monday in 9 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Peshawar. During the campaign, more than 35…

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World News in Brief: Updates on worsening crises in Gaza, South Sudan, DR Congo

World News in Brief: Updates on worsening crises in Gaza, South Sudan, DR Congo

Only three field hospitals are operating in Rafah in southern Gaza, one of which is only functioning partially, and all of these facilities are overwhelmed and undersupplied, OCHA said, with the seven-month-long war severely impacting civilians and the infrastructure they depend on for healthcare. The UN humanitarian aid agency said the Malnutrition Stabilisation Centre in…

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UN human rights chief sounds alarm over rising violence in Burkina Faso

UN human rights chief sounds alarm over rising violence in Burkina Faso

Allegations of responsibility point to both armed groups and State actors. “While armed groups are presumed responsible for the vast majority of incidents and victims and should be held accountable, I am also deeply disturbed that security and defence forces and their auxiliaries, the Volontaires pour la défense de la patrie, allegedly carried out wanton…

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