LONDON: The elimination of poliovirus as a global health threat might be delayed unless US funding cuts, which potentially ...

Despite being Pakistan's largest and most urbanised city, Karachi has the highest polio vaccine refusal cases in the country. Recent reports have revealed that out of 42,999 refusal cases, 41,875 were ...

Last year, a total of 74 cases were reported. Of these, 27 were from Balochistan, 22 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 23 from Sindh, ...

This latest vaccination round saw an increase of 40,000 additional children compared to the previous two rounds conducted in ...

A mass polio vaccination campaign in children is set to continue in Gaza later this week after the virus was recently ...

The virus is still circulating in the enclave, meaning it could still reach a child who is under or un-immunized.

Pakistan has reported two new cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), taking the overall tally in 2025 to five, Dawn reported ...

There’s another form of the vaccine called the oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV). It contains weakened virus. OPV is used in other countries where the risk of polio is high. It's easier to give to a ...

A polio vaccination drive in Gaza reached more than 600,000 children, the head of the World Health Organization announced ...

According to the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), this is the ...

Pakistani authorities confirm new poliovirus cases in Sindh and Punjab, hindering efforts to eradicate disease.

Islamabad, Pakistani authorities have confirmed two new poliovirus cases, one each in Sindh and Punjab provinces, posing a setback to the country’s efforts to eradicate the crippling disease ...