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POLIO ERADICATION CAMPAIGN
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 reports another poliovirus case, yearly tally rises to 24Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province reported another poliovirus case, raising the national total to 24 this year, with 16 cases in the p...
- Polio lost, but fake records & imperfect vax helped it rear its ugly headDespite decades of global efforts and billions spent, the polio eradication campaign in Pakistan and Afghanistan faces critical challenges....
- 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 confirmed 50th polio caseAccording to NEOC, the National Reference Lab identified the latest case involving a 20-month-old girl from Tank district in Khyber Pakhtun...
- Wasn't polio wiped out? Why it is still a problem in some countriesPolio, once nearly eradicated, remains a threat in some regions. Recent cases in Gaza highlight the danger, with efforts now focused on glo...
- 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...
- National Vaccination Day: Date, History and Significance of the dayIndia annually celebrates National Immunization Day on 16 March to raise awareness of the value of immunisation.
- 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 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.
- Pakistan aims to completely eradicate polio by next yearPM Nawaz Sharif has set up a National Routine Immunisation Committee of the federal cabinet to prepare a strategy to permanently eradicate ...
- 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.
- Build on Polio success to fight other diseasesMany diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis are now more common than vaccine-preventable diseases.
- 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.
- Amitabh Bachchan angry young man act effects a dip in polio casesAccording to UNICEF, only one case of polio was reported in India this year, as against 41 cases last year. In 2009, there were 741 cases.
- India can achieve zero transmission of polio in 2 yrs: GatesIndia could see zero transmission of the crippling polio virus in the next two years, according to business magnate turned philanthropist B...
- 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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