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May 12, 2024

News Desk

Fight against polio

The scourge of polio is slowly spreading its holes once again across the landscape of Pakistan. In an alarming turn of events, wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has resurfaced in sewage samples from the Hub, an area that had proudly remained free of the virus until now. This alarming development—combined with the detection of WPV1 in many other areas and the increasing number of new cases, currently at 116 this year alone—casts a shadow of uncertainty over our nation’s efforts to eradicate this devastating disease. As the virus sneaks into previously unaffected areas, it becomes clear that our battle against

April 28, 2024

News Desk

Success in Polio Eradication ‘Not Guaranteed’: Bill Gates

Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Bill Gates. — Reuters/File LONDON: Co-Chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Bill Gates has said that success in the fight to eradicate polio is not guaranteed. The philanthropist, whose foundation has poured billions into the effort, warned against complacency in tackling the deadly viral disease as he welcomed Saudi Arabia’s pledge of $500 million on Sunday to fight polio over the next five years, aligning it with USA. one of the largest national sponsors. However, there is still a funding gap of $1.2 billion in the $4.8 billion

March 18, 2024

News Desk

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation reiterates support for Pakistan to end polio

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shakes hands with philanthropist Bill Gates on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 22, 2022. — PMO Bill Gates calls for challenges to be met during the polio campaign. Pakistan can be polio-free by end of 2024: US philanthropist. BMGF supports BISP, RAAST, Nashonuma programs of Pakistan. In a congratulatory letter to the new government and the newly elected prime minister, Co-Chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Bill Gates congratulated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for winning the 2024 elections and wished success in the work of

February 13, 2024

News Desk

Polio virus detected in Peshawar, Sibi sewage samples

Polio virus sampling team collects samples from sewage in Safdarabad, Punjab, Pakistan. — Global Polio Eradication Initiative The detected, isolated virus is classified as YB3A complex. It is 99.66% genetically related to one found in Quetta. The last 2 positive samples were collected on January 2 and 15. KARACHI: The Pakistan Polio Eradication Initiative has detected wild poliovirus Type-1 in environmental samples from Peshawar and Sibi, The news reported on Tuesday. A PEI official said in the publication that the Regional Polio Eradication Reference Laboratory at the National Institute of Health, Islamabad, confirmed the detection of wild polio virus type

January 27, 2024

News Desk

Prime Minister hails role of Rotary International and others in polio eradication

Islamabad: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Friday praised Rotary International, the global community and development partners for their role in eradicating polio in Pakistan. The prime minister, in a meeting with a delegation of Rotary International led by Stephanie A Urchik, also appreciated the services of the organization in promoting education and other sectors. The delegation briefed the prime minister about Pakistan’s Smart Village Program and Rotary International’s achievements in polio eradication. The Prime Minister congratulated Stephanie on becoming the first female president of Rotary International and expressed her best wishes. He also reiterated his government’s determination to

January 19, 2024

News Desk

9 sewage samples tested positive for polio across Pakistan

Virus isolates collected from all environmental samples are classified as cluster YB3A A boy receives polio vaccine drops during an anti-polio campaign in Peshawar, Pakistan, February 17, 2020. — Reuters The samples were collected in December last year. Karachi among the cities where the sample tested positive. Type 1 Wild poliomyelitis (WPV1) detected in samples. Islamabad: Nine environmental samples (wastewater) collected from different parts of the country have tested positive for the polio virus, confirmed the regional polio eradication reference laboratory at the National Institute of Health, Islamabad. According The newssamples were collected in December 2023 from Multan, Karachi South,

January 16, 2024

News Desk

Polio virus detected in Karachi, Islamabad, Rawalpindi sewage samples

These new detections bring the total number of positive environmental samples in Pakistan in 2023 to 115 Representative image of laboratory test. — WHO/Archive Positive sewage samples amount to 115 in 2023. Specimen collected by Sohrab Goth, Karachi. The number of human polio cases remains at six. ISLAMABAD: Three environmental (wastewater) samples have tested positive for the polio virus in three major cities, including Karachi, the National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad has confirmed. The news it quoted the officials as saying that the samples were collected in December 2023 and tested positive for wild polio virus type 1 (WPV1)

January 9, 2024

News Desk

14 environmental samples come back positive for polio virus across Pakistan

The new detection brings the total number of positive environmental (wastewater) samples in Pakistan in 2023 to 112 A girl receives polio vaccine drops, during an anti-polio campaign, in a low-income neighborhood as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi, Pakistan, July 20, 2020. — Reuters Samples were collected from 7 cities across Pakistan. The new detections bring the tally of positive samples to 112. The samples were Wild Poliovirus type 1 (WPV1). Islamabad: As many as 14 environmental (sewage) samples of wild polio virus Type 1 (WPV1) collected from seven cities including Karachi in October tested

December 3, 2023

News Desk

Pakistan polio cases rise to 6 as disease cripples another child in KP

Health workers administer polio vaccine to children during the polio eradication effort in Hyderabad. — Online/Archive A nine-month-old baby was diagnosed in Orakzai district of KP. The number of cases in Pakistan reaches six in 2023. “This is the fourth case of polio from KP,” says the health minister. ISLAMABAD: A nine-month-old baby has been diagnosed with polio virus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Orakzai district, taking the total number of cases in Pakistan to six this year. The news reported on Sunday. The diagnosis has caused a setback to the government’s stringent efforts to eradicate polio from the country, particularly in

November 25, 2023

News Desk

Innovative strategies for reaching children with preselected polio were discussed

PESHAWAR: A meeting of integrated service delivery was held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Health Minister Mehmood Aslam Wazir. The agenda of the meeting was to discuss the implementation of the anti-polio program in the seven most sensitive areas of the province and to ensure access to children suffering from polio in these areas. The meeting was also attended by UNICEF Health Team Leader Dr Inamullah, Additional Director General Dr Shaid Younas, EPI Director Dr Arif, Nutrition Director Dr Fazal Majeed, UNICEF Nutrition Specialist Ayan Khan, HRSU Head Dr. Shaheen Afridi. The program focuses on the seven southern regions

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