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Polio
Four new polio cases reported in Pakistan, tally rises to 32 this year
Of the four new cases, three were reported from Sindh province and one from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
09 October 2024, 11:04 IST
Four new polio cases reported in Pakistan, tally rises to 32 this year
09 October 2024, 11:04 IST
NIV test confirms Meghalaya child inflicted with vaccine derived polio, not wild polio virus
Officials in the state health department said the confirmation put to rest the possibility of jeopardising India's status as polio-free country, which it acquired in 2014.
27 September 2024, 14:39 IST
NIV test confirms Meghalaya child inflicted with vaccine derived polio, not wild polio virus
27 September 2024, 14:39 IST
One more polio case reported in Pakistan; total tally climbs to 22
The latest victim of the disease was a 30-month-old boy from Pishin in Balochistan, officials said
26 September 2024, 09:13 IST
One more polio case reported in Pakistan; total tally climbs to 22
26 September 2024, 09:13 IST
First polio case detected in KPK Province of northwest Pakistan
Chief Minister KPK Ali Amin Gandapur has taken stern notice of the case, detected in Mohmand district bordering Afghanistan.
21 September 2024, 01:45 IST
First polio case detected in KPK Province of northwest Pakistan
21 September 2024, 01:45 IST
Polio vaccination starts in north Gaza despite obstacles
Medical staff had started administering vaccines in the north despite a dire need for fuel, among other challenges, said Dr. Moussa Abed of the primary care unit in Gaza's health ministry.
10 September 2024, 11:12 IST
Polio vaccination starts in north Gaza despite obstacles
10 September 2024, 11:12 IST
At least 6 injured in explosion targeting polio workers in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The explosion resulted in injuries to three frontline polio workers and three policemen in South Waziristan district’s Wana town.
09 September 2024, 10:26 IST
At least 6 injured in explosion targeting polio workers in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
09 September 2024, 10:26 IST
Polio vaccination targets surpassed for Gaza children: WHO
The campaign, which was hastened after the discovery of the first polio case in a Gazan baby last month, relies on daily eight-hour pauses in fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in specific areas of the besieged enclave.
03 September 2024, 10:41 IST
Polio vaccination targets surpassed for Gaza children: WHO
03 September 2024, 10:41 IST
In race against polio, Gaza begins vaccination drive
Israel, facing international pressure to prevent a wider outbreak of the crippling disease, moved with relative speed to allow agencies of the United Nations, supported by local health officials, to tackle the crisis in Gaza, where it launched a war in response to a Hamas-led attack on October 7.
01 September 2024, 10:00 IST
In race against polio, Gaza begins vaccination drive
01 September 2024, 10:00 IST
Israeli bombardment kills dozens in Gaza as health officials prepare polio campaign
On Saturday, as more than 2,000 medical and community workers prepared for the start of the campaign, medics in Nuseirat, one of the Gaza Strip's eight historic refugee camps, medics said separate Israeli strikes killed at least 19 people, including nine members of the same family.
31 August 2024, 13:54 IST
Israeli bombardment kills dozens in Gaza as health officials prepare polio campaign
31 August 2024, 13:54 IST
1.2 million polio vaccine doses delivered to Gaza ahead of Sept 1 campaign: WHO
Some 400,000 additional doses are en route to the territory, said Rik Peeperkorn, the WHO's representative for the occupied Palestinian territories.
30 August 2024, 10:52 IST
1.2 million polio vaccine doses delivered to Gaza ahead of Sept 1 campaign: WHO
30 August 2024, 10:52 IST
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