—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…
“People and our planet are in crisis”, the UN chief said, highlighting how conflicts continue to drive the vulnerable from their homes, while heatwaves and floods claim lives and division prevails. ‘Leave no one behind’ This year’s Peace Day coincides with the halfway point on the road to the Sustainable Development Goals, and the UN’s…
Melinda Gates, file photo Bill Gates’ wife Melinda French Gates had a virtual meeting with women polio workers in Islamabad. On this occasion, Melinda Gates said that women are the main part of Pakistan polio program, polio workers have an important role in polio eradication efforts. The spokesperson of the Ministry of Health says that…
—File photo After the discovery of the polio virus in Rawalpindi, it was decided to start an emergency anti-polio campaign. According to the Health Department, the 7-day anti-polio campaign in Rawalpindi will continue from September 4 to 10. The campaign will continue in Rawalpindi city, Cantt, Taxila and Potohar. WHO representatives will be deployed to…
File photo The Polio Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over the spread of polio in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Polio Emergency Committee has said that the threat of polio spread in Pakistan still remains, a large number of children in Pakistan are still deprived of drinking polio drops. WHO…
Another case of polio has been reported in Afghanistan. According to the Afghan media from Kabul, a new case of polio was reported in the Afghan province of Nangarhar. According to the Afghan Ministry of Health, the number of polio cases reported in the country this year has reached 5. According to the Afghan Ministry…
File photo An anti-polio campaign was launched after the confirmation of polio virus in the environmental samples of Karachi. According to the officials of the health department, the anti-polio campaign in different districts of Sindh will continue till June 25. Officials have said that the target of vaccinating 1.8 lakh children under 5 years of…
Experts have created a super-engineered polio vaccine that has been genetically modified. Photo: File London: Scientists have developed a new polio vaccine which is named ‘Superengineered Polio Vaccine’. A live but very weak and harmless polio virus is added to it. The vaccine developed by the joint efforts of American and British experts can be…
Dr. Shehzad Baig, the head of anti-polio program, has said that the polio virus has been confirmed in the environmental samples of Karachi. He said that polio virus has been found in the environmental samples of Karachi’s Gadap Union Council (UC) 4 this year. According to Dr. Shahzad Baig, the environmental sample was taken on…
—File photo A 7-day anti-polio campaign has started in 60 union councils of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province. According to the officials of the Emergency Operation Center, the target of vaccinating more than 516,000 children against polio has been set. EOC officials say that 2046 teams have been formed for anti-polio campaign. According to…
