Sir: This refers to the rumours spread in KP regarding the adverse effects of polio vaccines, which resulted in thousands of worried and panic stricken parents rushing to the schools and taking their kids to hospitals. The rumours spread like a wild fire, the intensity of the rumor was such that it even created law […]
Polio
Our polio workers
With just eight cases of polio in 2017 and 12 in 2018, the authorities were predicting that 2019 may be the zero-polio year for Pakistan. But it now seems that this may be the worst year on polio front since 1994 when the state took the responsibility for polio vaccination upon itself. For the first […]
Polio and fake news
Pakistan has fought the battle against polio for decades. Along the way, it has made significant progress, but the state has still repeatedly failed to stamp out the disease once and for all. Today, Pakistan is one of the only three remaining countries where the disease continues to be a problem. A number of explanations […]
Polio virus rears head again as two cases reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Shadowing the progress achieved against the deadly virus so far, two new polio cases were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday. With this, the total number of cases has risen to eight, this year so far. According to sources within the polio eradication program, the first case was reported in a 22-month-old boy, Hamza, in […]
Polio worker killed for ‘convincing family to vaccinate child’
A young polio worker was killed in the line of his duty in Mohmand district on Monday, according to Focal Person to the Prime Minister on Polio Eradication Babar Atta. In a tweet, he said a young polio worker identified as Wajid from Mohmand tribal district embraced Shahdat as “reportedly he was trying to convince […]
FIR lodged against Fawad Khan for refusing polio vaccination of kids
A case has been filed against actor Fawad Khan on Wednesday after his family refused to administer an anti-polio team from giving drops to his children, a local news channel reports. The case has been filed at the Faisal Town police station. The administration has booked as many as six people, including Khan, over […]
Levies official killed as polio team attacked in Bajaur
A security official has been martyred in an attack on a polio vaccination team in Badan area of Bajaur district today. The deceased, who was a levies personnel, was reportedly returning from polio duty when unidentified gunmen opened fire. After the attack, security forces reached the spot and cordoned off the area. A search operation […]