Pakistan, the country that almost ended polio 30 years in a row – Pakistan
We came close to eradicating polio thrice in the last decade. But each time, progress was derailed by a surge in cases. Polio still not eradicated Four-year-old Shahmeer* in Sindh’s Sujawal had been receiving his hifazati teekay on time for pneumonia, diarrhoea, measles, typhoid, poliovirus. Every box on his vaccination card was marked complete. Yet, […]
Immunity gap – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
VACCINES rarely make the headlines unless there is an outbreak. This World Immunisation Week, it is a moment to reflect on how one of Pakistan’s quietest public-health successes remains one of its most consequential. Since the Expanded Programme on Immunisation began in 1978, vaccines have helped avert 2.6m child deaths, protected millions of mothers and […]
Constable martyred after unknown assailants open fire on polio team in Balochistan’s Dera Murad Jamali – Pakistan
DERA MURAD JAMALI: A police constable was martyred on Wednesday after unknown armed men opened fire on a polio team in Dera Murad Jamali town of Balochistan’s Nasirabad district, police said. According to police officials, the polio team was on its way home on a lunch break when armed men on motorcycles opened fire on […]
Policeman escorting polio team injured in Mardan attack – Pakistan
A policeman escorting a polio team was shot at and injured in an attack by unidentified miscreants in Mardan’s Pirsadi area on Tuesday, officials said. According to Saddar Circle Superintendent of Police (SP) Khalid Khan, unknown assailants on a motorcycle opened fire and managed to escape from the crime scene. He identified the wounded cop […]
Polio programme official killed, cop injured in firing on vehicle in Bajaur – Pakistan
A polio programme official was killed and a policeman sustained injuries on Friday after unidentified assailants opened fire on a vehicle in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district. Station House Officer (SHO) of Mamond Police Station Dilawar Khan told Dawn.com that unknown persons opened fire on Dr Abdul Rehman’s vehicle when he was coming back from the […]