Polio certificates declared compulsory for Pakistanis
KARACHI: Pakistanis have been restricted submit polio clearance certificates while travelling to other countries from June 1 in accordance to directives of World Health Organisation...
Polio campaign in Pakistan
Pakistan President briefed over anti-polio drive
by Hadi Aziz
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain on Monday has been briefed over latest polio situation during a meeting with Prime Minister’s Focal Person on Polio...
Peshawar declared World’s ‘largest reservoir’ of polio: WHO
by AFP
Islamabad: The World Health Organization on Friday declared Peshawar as the world’s “largest reservoir” of polio and called for urgent action to boost vaccination....
Imran Khan appeals militants to favour anti-polio campaign
by TNT Desk
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has appealed the Taliban groups for stop targeting polio workers across the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province including...
Polio vaccination program resumes in KP amid tight security
by AFP
Peshawar: Paramilitary and police support was provided for the health workers, as polio vaccinations were resumed discreetly in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after recent attacks...
Pakistan lady health workers demand improved security, service structure
by Mirza Hassan
Islamabad: Hundreds of anti-polio campaigners staged sit-in outside the Prime Minister’s secretariat to protest against heinous killing of their fellows workers and poor service structure....
Pakistan polio campaign hit by fresh deadly attacks
by AFP
Peshawar: Gunmen in Pakistan mounted fresh attacks Wednesday on health workers carrying out polio vaccinations, taking the death toll to eight and prompting UNICEF and...
Six polio workers shot dead in Pakistan
by AFP
Karachi: Gunmen in Pakistan have killed six health workers at the start of a nationwide polio vaccination drive, officials said Tuesday, highlighting resistance to...
‘Polio campaign postponed in Sindh’
Karachi: Almost 2 million children across Sindh would be affected from polio after Sindh government decided to postpone polio vaccination campaign across the province due...
Japan to assist polio eradication in Pakistan with $ 65 mn
Washington: Japan will finance the second phase of polio eradication campaign in Pakistan with an amount of US$65 million through globally known Bill and Melanda...