The existence of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has been verified by environmental samples taken from 21 districts in Pakistan ...

Here is what we know about polio as a disease, its vaccines and the likely number of lives saved through inoculation.

Polio, a disease that can cause lifelong paralysis, has been eliminated from the U.S. Experts fear a resurgence if lifesaving ...

While Pakistani leadership remains busy in political tussles and turmoil within the factions, children of the country ...

The infant was taken directly to NUH upon arrival in Singapore and isolated upon admission. Three contacts have also been ...

The continued presence of poliovirus in the country not only endangers its own children but also threatens global eradication efforts. Unless the country intensifies its fight with a more ...

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A police officer working on Pakistan’s first polio vaccination drive of the year was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen.

The five-day polio eradication campaign in Sargodha district concluded on Saturday. A review meeting, chaired by Deputy Commissioner Sargodha Capt (retd) Muhammad Waseem, was held in his conference ...

According to health authorities, the samples were collected from 21 villages in various regions, including Muzaffarabad, Dera Bugti, Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, East Karachi, Charsadda, and Peshawar.

A five-month-old baby girl from Indonesia who arrived in Singapore on Jan 26 has been confirmed to be an imported case of ...

“So long as polio is still present in the world, the benefits of protecting children against paralysis far exceed any risks of this highly effective vaccine, particularly for the inactivated ...