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POLIO VACCINATION NEWS
Pakistan begins another vaccination campaign after worrying surge in polio cases
October 28, 2024 1:38 pm
During the door-to-door campaign, children younger than 5 will be vaccinated and given drops of Vitamin A supplements to enhance their immunity.
Polio vaccination campaign begins in Gaza amid ongoing conflict
September 01, 2024 2:22 am
The World Health Organization (WHO) facilitated an agreement with Israel to pause some military operations on Sunday to ensure the safety of healthcare workers administering the vaccines.
Israel, Hamas agree to temporary ceasefire for Gaza polio vaccinations: WHO
August 30, 2024 12:52 am
The campaign will start in central Gaza with a three-day ceasefire, followed by similar pauses in southern and northern Gaza.
Watch: Jammu and Kashmir health workers walk in 5 ft snow to administer polio drops to children
March 05, 2024 1:58 pm
The video shows health workers walking through the snow to reach the Health and Wellness Centre in the Gurez area.
Ahead of Covid vaccine rollout, Centre postpones polio immunisation drive to Jan 31
January 14, 2021 1:21 pm
The anti-polio drive has been defered to "ensure that Covid management and vaccination services, as well as non-Covid essential health services, proceed in tandem without adversely impacting each other", the health ministry said.
Fake polio markers highlight risks to Pakistan vaccination drive
July 15, 2019 12:43 pm
Local officials say parents suspicious of mass immunization campaigns have been getting hold of special markers, used by health workers to put a coloured spot on the little fingers of children who have been vaccinated.
In Ludhiana, child dies half an hour after getting polio vaccination
September 22, 2017 4:47 am
Victim Aditya Kumar’s parents, who are residents of Agra and had come to visit a relative, said that the child was rushed to a nearby hospital, but could not be saved.
Pakistan: 10 arrested, 160 booked for refusing polio vaccination
February 26, 2015 2:33 pm
The WHO had declared that Pakistan is responsible for nearly 80 per cent of polio cases reported globally.
Pakistan accounts for 80 per cent of polio cases: WHO
October 17, 2014 2:49 pm
Afghanistan and Nigeria, are the other two countries where polio remains endemic.
Pakistan to vaccinate 7,50,000 children as part of anti-polio drive
March 29, 2014 9:03 pm
The World Health Organisation has warned that Peshawar is the world's 'largest reservoir' of polio.
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