PESHAWAR: More than 45.8 million children up to the age of five years would be administered Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) drops during the National Immunisation Days (NIDs) which started today (Monday), while vaccination in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will commence from March 3, 2024, officials said. Around 406,615 team members, including 334,197 mobile members, 12,968 transit workers, 10,553
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DISTRICT KHYBER: Local Government representatives on Wednesday threatened that they would give boycott call from polio vaccination in district Khyber if health officials not restored the 151 polio workers within this week. Speaking to a joint press conference held here in Landikotal press club, village council chairman Haji Khan Shinwari, village council chairman Haji Sher
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PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Secretary Heath Mahmood Aslam Wazir has said that every polio eradication campaign is an opportunity to vaccinate all eligible children and stop virus transmission in the region. Mehmood urged parents and caregivers to ensure that children receive the essential two drops of the life-saving vaccine in every campaign.He reiterated the government’s resolve
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The Anambra State Government on Thursday disclosed that 2.3 million children under the age of 0-59 months received Polio vaccine in the first phase of the Outbreak Response Exercise (OBR-I), in September. Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike disclosed this in Awka while flaging-off second phase of the Polio immunisation campaign (OBR-II) being implemented by
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DISTRICT KHYBER :The National Immunization Day (NID) anti polio campaign successfully continued the on second day on Fuesday in Khyber, where all health teams were conducting door to door visits amid tight security in district Khyber. Speaking to The News district communication officer- polio eradication initiative programme Said Afzal Shinwari said that polio vaccinating teams
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DISTRICT KHYBER: District Emergency Operation Centre (DEOC) on Wednesday conducted a sensitization session for the upcoming anti-polio campaign at tehsil Landikotal which was attended by officials and locals. Tehsil chairman Haji Shah Khalid Shinwari, assistant commissioner, Irshad Mohmand, local government representatives, line departments and key tribal, political and religious influencers were invited to the
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98-year old traditional ruler of Nnewi, Anambra State Igwe Kenneth Orizu has expressed his support and readiness to ensure that polio was kept at zero level in the State. Orizu made the commitment at the flag off of Outbreak Response (OBR) Polio Immunization Campaign in Nnewi LGA. The traditional ruler, believed to be the oldest
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The Anambra State Government on Friday said it is targeting over 2.6 million children under the age of 0-59 months as it begins Outbreak Response Exercise against Polio virus in the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike dropped the hint on Friday at the flag-off of the vaccination campaign being implemented by the State
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…the polio worker was on his way back home when unknown criminals attacked him LANDIKOTAL: Street Crimes rapidly growing in Landikotal as unknown criminals attacked and robbed another person of cash and cellphone on Sundaynight, sources said on Monday. The sources said that the victim identified as Hizram Shinwari son of Fazeel Khan was on
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‘He became the highest single donor to Rotary International towards the complete eradication of Polio in Africa’ The Igbo Pan Socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Anambra State Chapter, has recognized the Founder, Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF), and Chairman, Chrome Group, Sir (Dr.) Emeka Offor, presenting him with an Award for his contributions towards the
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PESHAWAR: Two officers guarding a polio vaccination team in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were shot dead by unidentified assailants, police said Tuesday, the latest deaths in an ongoing campaign to eradicate the disease. “Two gunmen hiding near a small water channel opened fire on the policemen from a very close range,” senior officer Waqar Ahmad Khan said.
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Africa is free of wild poliovirus, after decades of vaccination campaigns, according to news reports. An independent body called the Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication made the announcement today (Aug. 25) during a World Health Organization (WHO) videoconference, Reuters reported. Of the 47 countries within the WHO’s Africa region, Nigeria eradicated the
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