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PAKISTAN POLIO ERADICATION
Pakistan's polio cases fell by half in 2025 despite attacks on vaccination teamsPakistan has seen a significant drop in polio cases in 2025, with 30 reported compared to 74 the previous year. Despite ongoing militant at...- Pakistan records three more poliovirus cases; countrywide tally reaches 17Three new poliovirus cases were reported in Pakistan, bringing the 2025 total to 17, with 10 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The cases were found ...
- Pakistan records one more poliovirus case; tally reaches 13Pakistani authorities confirmed a new poliovirus case in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, raising the national count to 13 in 2025. The affected child i...
- U.S. actions may set polio eradication back, WHO saysThe eradication of polio as a global health threat may face delays due to significant U.S. funding cuts, potentially resulting in more chil...
- Pakistan reports third polio case amid concerns of widespread transmissionThe latest victim, a 12-year-old girl from the Kili Malak Haqdad area of Darozai union council in Balochistan's Killa Abdullah district, su...
- Pakistan polio eradication campaign in disarray, country reports 12 new cases this yearPakistan is one of the two polio-endemic countries in the world along with its neighbour Afghanistan. The new case - a 21-month-old boy who...
- Philanthropist Bill Gates conferred Hilal-e-Pakistan honour for efforts to eradicate polioA statement from the Pakistan Prime Minister's Office said on Thursday that this is Gate's first-ever visit to Pakistan. The Pak premier's ...
- Pakistan could be next polio-free nation, says WHOAttempts to eradicate the disease in Pakistan have been seriously hampered by the targeting of vaccination teams in recent years by militan...
- Pakistan may be polio free by next year: UNICEFPakistan may be declared a 'non- endemic country for polio virus' by next year, a UNICEF health official said today.
- Pakistan committed to eradicate polio: Nawaz SharifNawaz Sharif said his government has a firm resolve to eradicate polio from Pakistan, the worst affected country in the world.
- Pak asks EU to relax travel restrictionsThe issue of restrictions came up for discussion yesterday during a meeting of a German parliamentary delegation with President Mamnoon Hus...
- India risks importing polio from Pakistan, Afghanistan: GovernmentIndia runs a high risk of importing polio from its key neighbours Afghanistan and Pakistan which have a high polio burden, the government t...
- Polio eradication: India assures Pakistan of technical supportA similar technical support was also committed to Afghanistan for supporting polio eradication programme, besides providing micro level pla...
- 4 more polio cases found in Pakistan; tally jumps to 276Pakistan government has come under criticism for doing little to eradicate the virus which is a threat to the world.
- India offers Pakistan 'full cooperation' for polio eradicationAn official statement from the Health Ministry said the plan was originally conceived in Delhi in 1994 when Vardhan was the state's health ...
- Pakistan accounts for 80 per cent of polio cases globally: WHOThe World Health Organisation in its progress report held Pakistan responsible for failing to curb the surge in polio cases.
- 'India's victory important milestone in eliminating polio'The last new case of polio in India was reported three years ago and the country can now be declared polio-free.
- Terrorism a disease that will be eliminated: Pakistan PM Nawaz SharifThe Pakistan government will eliminate terrorism, a "disease" that has inflicted society, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said.
- India on vigil for new enemy from LoC: PoliovirusPakistan, reported over 190 cases last year, and also exported the crippling virus to China that was polio-free for 20 years.
- World Bank approves $135 mn for PakThe World Bank on Friday approved two projects totaling USD 135 million to help Pakistan strengthen its social safety nets and eradicate po...
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