Head of Punjab Anti Polio Program Khizr Afzal – file photo The head of Punjab anti-polio program, Khizr Afzal, says that there is a fear of polio spreading in the districts of Punjab bordering other provinces. Khizr Afzal informed the meeting held under his chairmanship that 6 polio cases have been reported from all over…
—File photo Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health Dr. Nadeem Jan says that the fifth case of polio this year has been reported in Karachi. Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health says that polio virus has been confirmed in a 31-month-old child in East District of Karachi, the affected child belongs to Union Council Gujru….
File photo Polio virus was confirmed in the environmental samples of 6 more districts of Pakistan. According to the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health, 4 samples from Karachi, 2 samples from Chaman, one sample each from Peshawar, Kohat and Nowshera have been found. In this regard, the caretaker federal health minister Dr. Nadeem Jan…
—File photo Due to the presence of polio virus in the environmental samples, it has been decided to conduct a special anti-polio campaign in Karachi and Balochistan. Anti-polio campaign launched in Karachi Caretaker Health Minister Sindh Dr. Saad Khalid Niaz has told through his statement that polio campaign is being started in Karachi from today…
—File photo Polio virus has been confirmed in various environmental samples of Pakistan. According to the sources of the Ministry of Health, the number of polio positive sewage samples this year has reached 43. Health Ministry sources said that polio virus has been confirmed in the sewage samples of Karachi, Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Chaman. According…
—File photo Polio virus has been confirmed in one of the samples taken from 3 areas of Rawalpindi city of Punjab province. According to the Health Department, the samples for the polio test were taken from Sarai Kala, Dhok Dalal and Rawalpindi City. The health department has confirmed polio virus in a sample from Dhok…
—File photo The third case of polio has been reported in Pakistan this year. A girl has been infected with polio in Ghoda Baka Khel Union Council of Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. According to the federal authorities, the one and a half year old girl was disabled as a result of the polio…
—File photo Polio virus has been confirmed once again in the environmental samples of different cities of Pakistan. According to officials, polio has been confirmed in 2 environmental samples from Hangu city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 1 from Karachi. Polio virus has been confirmed in samples taken from Hangu Civil Hospital and Jani Chowk. Officials…
—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…
—File photo Federal Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel has confirmed the polio virus in the environmental sample of Lahore. Abdul Qadir Patel says that for the first time in 2023, the virus has been confirmed in the environmental sample of Lahore. He said that the last case of polio from Lahore was reported in July…
