Bill Gates warns world ‘vulnerable’ to deadly epidemic in next decade
LONDON: Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates warned on Friday that the world was vulnerable to a… Read More
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Polio
Japan, Unicef to support polio eradication in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Japanese government, Japan International Cooperation Agency and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)… Read More
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Three-day polio vaccination drive underway across Pakistan
LAHORE: A countrywide three-day polio immunization campaign began on Wednesday in which over seven million… Read More
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Pakistan will be polio-free by end 2016, claims UNICEF
ISLAMABAD: Angela Kearney, the country representative UNICEF in Pakistan, said on Wednesday that through coordinated… Read More
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Pakistan’s effort to eradicate polio virus commended by international agencies
ISLAMABAD: The efforts and performance of the government of Pakistan to eradicate the transmission of… Read More
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Pak-Afghan teams gear up to jointly eradicate polio
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan polio teams gathered in Islamabad today to deliberate on mutual challenges… Read More
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Anti-polio drive begins in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
QUETTA: A three-day anti-polio drive is underway in several districts of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa… Read More
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Operation Zarb-e-Azb playing key role in polio eradication: Rabbani
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman and Acting President of Pakistan Raza Rabbani has said that Operation Zarb-e-Azb… Read More
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India launches emergency vaccine drive for new polio strain
NEW DELHI: Two years after it was declared polio free, India said it was launching… Read More
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Pakistan closer to eliminating polio: officials
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is moving closer to eradicating polio, officials said Tuesday, with no fresh traces of… Read More
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Anti-polio drive underway in Sindh amid security cover
KARACHI: Anti-polio drive is underway across Sindh in which millions of children will be immunized… Read More
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Japan to give $ 59m loan to Pakistan for polio eradication
ISLAMABAD: Japan will provide about US $59 million as soft loan to Pakistan for eradication… Read More
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Govt to deploy FC during anti-polio drive in KP
PESHAWAR: The federal government has decided to deploy the Frontier Constabulary (FC) during the ongoing… Read More
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Anti-polio drive underway in Balochistan, KP and FATA
QUETTA: Anti-polio drives have been underway in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal… Read More
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Anti-polio campaign begins in Lahore, Peshawar amid strict security
LAHORE: A three day anti polio campaign has begun in the provincial capital of Punjab… Read More
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Anti-polio drive underway in 12 districts of Balochistan
QUETTA: A three-day anti polio drive has been launched in 12 districts of Balochistan, ARY… Read More
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Sindh to form special force for polio teams’ security
KARACHI: Sindh Government has decided to raise a special force for the security of polio… Read More
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Seven cops guarding polio team shot dead in Karachi
KARACHI: Seven police officers were killed in a shooting incident at Karachi's Orangi Town area… Read More
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Bill Gates predicts polio eradication in Pakistan by 2017
DOHA: Bill Gates has said that "with any luck" polio will be eradicated by 2017… Read More
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Media Round Table discussion focuses on how to thwart polio in Pakistan
KARACHI: A Media Round Table discussion was held by The Emergency Operation Centre for Polio… Read More
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