Polio has emerged as a major challenge in Pakistan. It is not simply a challenge in the health sector, but has also become both a security and political issue. It has been reported that 74 polio cases ...

The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed a polio case from District Thatta, Sindh, marking the fourth such case in the province and ...

Expanded humanitarian access during the ongoing ceasefire in Gaza has significantly improved the quality and reach of polio vaccinations in the enclave, the World Health Organization (WHO ...

The donation will help fund vaccinations for 370 million children annually A Palestinian child receives a polio vaccine on the first day of classes at a school in Gaza City on February 23 ...

UN humanitarians reported on Tuesday that aid workers in Gaza supporting local health authorities have now managed to vaccinate nearly 550,000 children under 10 – nearly all those it aimed to reach.

Feb 24 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed its $500 million pledge to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), the World Health Organization said on Monday. The funds, initially pledged ...

A significant change occurred following the Second World War, with the development of antibiotics and vaccines for the treatment and prevention of everything from polio to measles, mumps, and ...

In Gaza, the emergency polio outbreak response continues, with a mass vaccination campaign which began on Saturday scheduled to run until 26 February. The novel oral polio vaccine is set to be ...

On February 23, 1954, the world’s first-ever polio vaccine was administered in Pittsburgh, United States. This day is also significant because the Gutenberg Bible was first published in Germany, ...

According to an official of the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Era­d­i­cation, the case has been reported from Larkana, Sindh. The official said that the victim is a 54-month-old girl.

Polio Immunisation Day on 16th February targets children aged 0-6 to maintain India's polio-free status, achieved since 2014. With threats from nearby countries Pakistan and Afghanistan ...