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Over 700,000 children given polio drops in tribal areas

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A four-day polio campaign began in tribal regions on Monday, during which a total of 712,604 children would be administered polio drops. However,...

Ebola outbreak: 1,427 people have died in West African countries, says WHO

GENEVA, Switzerland: A total of 1,427 people have died from Ebola in the West African countries so far, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The...

Three-day anti-polio campaign begins in 46 sensitive UCs of Karachi

KARACHI, Pakistan: More than 500,000 children up to five years of age will be administered polio drops in a three-day anti-polio campaign that began...

Ebola virus outbreak: Nigeria declares state of emergency

ABUJA, Nigeria: The Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in the country over the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. In...

Polio death toll reaches 104 after two new cases in KPK, FATA

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The number of polio victims in the country this year has reached 104 after two more polio cases were detected in Khyber...

World Hepatitis Day today

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The World Hepatitis Day is being observed throughout the world including Pakistan on Monday to increase the awareness and understanding of viral...

World Brain Day being observed

  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The World Brain Day is being observed on Tuesday (July 22) for the first time to create awareness of factors which can...

Five-day anti-polio vaccination campaign begins in IDPs camps

BANNU, Pakistan: A five-day anti-polio vaccination campaign began at the camps of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) of the North Waziristan tribal region in...

Pak, Afghan officials agree on joint anti-polio strategy

QUETTA, Pakistan: A two-day regional cross border meeting on polio eradication was held in Quetta between the Balochistan government and Southern Afghanistan, during which...

Over 40 transit points set up to administer polio drops to IDPs

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: In a bid to counter threats of polio virus spread in the wake of displacement of thousands of people from the North...

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