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19th February, 2013
Polio drive begins in Karak after brief protest
The people of Sarki Lawagher and adjacent localities in Karak district refused to let health workers vaccinate their children against polio over unavailability of facilities.
The people of Sarki Lawagher and adjacent localities in Karak district refused to let health workers vaccinate their children against polio over unavailability of facilities.
25th June, 2012
Swat FM radio to promote polio vaccination
The Awakening, a local organisation, is trying to reach the people who were inaccessible in the past for vaccination.
The Awakening, a local organisation, is trying to reach the people who were inaccessible in the past for vaccination.
4th March, 2012
A dream to chase
The failure in eradicating polio is a cause for concern. According to last month’s media reports, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has ‘informally warned’ Pakistan to control the spread of polio, HIV/Aids and hepatitis on emergency basis, failing which it would be placed among the countries on ‘watch list’ where
The failure in eradicating polio is a cause for concern. According to last month’s media reports, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has ‘informally warned’ Pakistan to control the spread of polio, HIV/Aids and hepatitis on emergency basis, failing which it would be placed among the countries on ‘watch list’ where
4th March, 2012
Seeking solutions
Pakistan was recently in the global spotlight as the country with the world’s largest reservoir of polio virus, at 198 cases, concentrated largely in Quetta, Qila Abdullah and Pishin in Balochistan and Karachi. Neighbouring India Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka are now polio-free
Pakistan was recently in the global spotlight as the country with the world’s largest reservoir of polio virus, at 198 cases, concentrated largely in Quetta, Qila Abdullah and Pishin in Balochistan and Karachi. Neighbouring India Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka are now polio-free
31st January, 2012
Drops full of hope
In a room full of lady health workers (LHW) and government school teachers, a training session is underway at the Karachi Police Hospital. The purpose…
In a room full of lady health workers (LHW) and government school teachers, a training session is underway at the Karachi Police Hospital. The purpose…
24th October, 2011
Three-day polio drive to begin tomorrow
KARACHI, Oct 23: Another round of supplementary vaccination as part of a three-day nationwide anti-polio campaign scheduled to begin on Oct 24 has been deferred…
KARACHI, Oct 23: Another round of supplementary vaccination as part of a three-day nationwide anti-polio campaign scheduled to begin on Oct 24 has been deferred…
