Health
Countries facing conflict, natural disasters and humanitarian crises are struggling to provide routine childhood immunisations leaving many children vulnerable to the resurgence of polio, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned in new report. more
Pakistan: Four more polio cases detected

Pakistani health authorities have detected four more polio cases in the country, posing a major challenge to the nation which has so far failed to eradicate the disease.

Polio vaccines arrive in Gaza days after first case reported in over two decades

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday the arrival of 1.2 million doses of vital polio vaccines in Gaza, amid urgent calls for humanitarian pauses to reach hundreds of ...

Pakistan's Punjab registers first polio case in four years

Pakistan's Punjab region has registered its first polio case in four years.

WHO grants pre-qualification status to Hyderabad-based pharms new oral polio vaccine for immunisation

Biological E. Limited (BE), a Hyderabad-based vaccine and pharmaceutical company on Tuesday announced that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has granted Pre-qualification (PQ) status to ...

WHO may soon send one million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children

The UN health agency said on Friday that it is sending more than a million polio vaccines to Gaza after the discovery of the highly infectious disease in sewage samples.

Pakistan registers yet another polio case

Pakistan has reported yet another polio case, taking the total number of incidents reported in 2024 to five, media reports said.

Pakistan registers fourth polio case of 2024

Pakistan on Saturday reported the fourth case of polio of the current year, reflecting the dismal state of health in the cash-strapped country.

Saudi Arabia pledges USD 500 million for polio protection

At the first-ever World Economic Forum (WEF) Special Meeting hosted in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has pledged US $500 million over the next five years to support the work of the ...

Pakistan registers first polio case of 2024

Pakistan reported its first polio case this year after the virus was detected in a toddler in the southwestern Balochistan province, the National Institute of Health (NIH) said on Thursda ...