Tests in Jordan confirmed the disease in an unvaccinated 10-month-old from the central Gaza Strip, the health ministry in Ramallah said. According to the United Nations, Gaza, now in its 11th month of war, has not registered a polio case for 25 years, although type 2 poliovirus was detected in samples collected from the territory’s […]
According to sources, the latest case is an 18-month-old child from Qila Abdullah, Balochistan, who tested positive for poliovirus. This is the fifth polio case in 2024 as Pakistan had earlier reported four cases. Pakistan reported six polio cases last year with four from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and two from Karachi. Polio is a highly infectious […]
Pakistan’s Prime Minister PM Imran Khan launched the latest nationwide polio vaccination drive on Monday in Islamabad. The immunization campaign aims to reach over 33 million children under the age of five across the country’s 124 districts. This is the third nationwide anti-virus campaign during the current year. The first two immunization campaigns in January […]
The World Health Organization WHO has called for united efforts to eliminate Poliomyelitis (polio) from the surface of the earth. Addressing a seminar on ‘One Day, One Focus: Endling Polio’ at the University of Health Sciences (UHS) on Friday; WHO National Surveillance Coordinator for Polio Eradication Initiative Dr Shafiqur Rehman said 79 cases of polio […]
Balochistan health department has reported two more cases of polio virus in the province on Saturday. With two fresh cases, the tally of polio virus infections this year has scored to 23 cases. Polio is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the polio virus. The virus spreads from person to person and can infect […]
