The 7-day anti-polio campaign in Karachi will begin from October 2

The 7-day anti-polio campaign in Karachi will begin from October 2

File photo. The 7-day anti-polio campaign in Karachi will start from October 2. A review meeting was held under the chairmanship of Commissioner Karachi Muhammad Salim Rajput, in which Coordinator EOC Irshad Sodhar, all Deputy Commissioners, representatives of World Health Organization, UNICEF and BMG participated. The meeting was informed during the briefing that there is…

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Confirmation of poliovirus in environmental samples from Peshawar and Karachi

Confirmation of poliovirus in environmental samples from Peshawar and Karachi

—File photo Polio virus has been confirmed in the environmental samples of two major cities of the country, Karachi and Peshawar. According to the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health, the detection of polio virus in environmental samples is alarming, the virus is genetically similar to the virus found in Afghanistan. Caretaker Federal Health Minister…

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Diagnosis of suspected monkeypox in a patient arriving in Karachi from Sharjah

Diagnosis of suspected monkeypox in a patient arriving in Karachi from Sharjah

The surveillance team of the Sindh Health Department conducted an operation at the Karachi Airport. Suspected monkeypox has been diagnosed in a patient who arrived in Karachi from Sharjah. Earlier, three people who arrived at Karachi Airport from Libya were tested negative for suspected monkeypox. According to the spokesperson of the health department, the three…

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