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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...- The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, imperfect vaccine, missteps aided its comebackThe global polio eradication program faces setbacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Mismanagement, falsified records, and unqualified staff pl...
- 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...
- 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.
- No laxity in polio eradication program: GovernmentNo laxity has been reported in the polio eradication program after India was declared 'polio free' and the government has taken cognisance.
- 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.
- Build on Polio success to fight other diseasesMany diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis are now more common than vaccine-preventable diseases.
- Proud of India being declared polio-free: Amitabh BachchanGlobal superstar and UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador for Polio eradication for almost a decade, Amitabh is delighted with the news.
- Panacea Biotec, an Indian pharma firm launches polio vaccine POLPROTEC in NigeriaTo make the vaccine easily available, Panacea Biotec is partnering Emzor pharma which has a strong footprint across Nigeria.
- Indian pharma firm 'Panacea Biotec' launches drug against polio in NigeriaA leading Indian pharmaceutical company has launched a polio vaccine, POLPROTEC in Nigeria to help combat the spread of polio in Africa's t...
- India polio-free? No case since January 13India has not reported a single polio case in over 200 days. The country's only polio case reported this year was on January 13 from West B...
- Polio to be completely eradicated in 2011Bihar government has planned to completely eradicate polio by 2011, according to state Health Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey.
- Bill Gates meets Ramadoss, discusses polio eradicationBill Gates met Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss and discussed the polio eradication programme in the country for which his foundatio...
- Team India bat for Polio eradicationJoining the campaign for polio eradication in the country, Indian cricket team contributed to UNICEF's Bowl Out Polio campaign by presentin...
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