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ISLAMABAD – The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) has reported another polio case in Pakistan, bringing the total number of cases in 2024 to 50. It reported in media that National Reference Lab identified the latest case involving a 20-month-old girl from Tank district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Tests confirmed the presence of Wild Poliovirus Type-1 […]
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Taraba State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Bordiya G. Buma, on Saturday, issued an urgent reminder to parents and guardians on the critical need for polio vaccination, especially for children under five who are most susceptible to the disease. Speaking at the October 2024 Outbreak Response (OBR) event at Mayio-Gwai Primary Health Care Center, he warned […]
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Volunteer administers polio vaccine to a child amid police security in this undated photo. — APP/File Armed terrorists martyred two policemen protecting a polio vaccination team in Upper Orakzai, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while three attackers were also killed in retaliatory fire by security forces. Upper Orakzai Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Muhammad Rahim said the incident took […]
PESHAWAR: More than 100 Pakistan police who provide security for polio vaccination teams in restive border areas went on strike on Thursday after a string of deadly militant attacks this week. Police officers who are routinely deployed to protect polio workers going door-to-door frequently come under attack by militants waging a war against security forces. […]