Pakistan, Afghanistan launch polio vaccination drives as cases resurge
World Health Organization reports 64 polio infections this year: 41 in Pakistan and 23 in Afghanistan, up from six each in ...
Pakistan Anti-polio Drive Struggles Against Militants, Mistrust
Militant attacks and suspicion stemming from misinformation are hampering Pakistan's battle to eradicate polio, but teams of ...
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Bomb attack on polio vaccination efforts kills nine, including five children
A BOMB blast apparently targeting health workers killed nine people, including five children, in Pakistan’s restive ...
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Pakistan begins another vaccination campaign after a worrying surge in polio cases
“Polio has no cure ... The WHO has been contacted for comment about the Taliban-led vaccination drive.
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Pakistan Officer Killed Guarding Polio Vaccination Team: Police
including by the Pakistani Taliban. Pakistan has seen a surge in polio cases this year, recording 41 so far in 2024 compared with six in 2023. Polio vaccination teams, made up of health workers ...
9 People Dead, Including 5 Children, in Bomb Targeting Pakistan Polio Drive
Nine people were killed, including five children, in a bombing on Friday that targeted a southwest Pakistan polio drive, ...
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Polio is rising in Pakistan ahead of a new vaccination campaign
ISLAMABAD — Polio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign in Pakistan ... restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, where the Taliban government in September suddenly stopped ...
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Polio is rising in Pakistan ahead of a new vaccination campaign
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Polio cases are rising ... bordering Afghanistan, where the Taliban government in September suddenly stopped a door-to-door vaccination campaign. Afghanistan and Pakistan ...