Islamabad, April 26 (IANS) As many as 71 children, including 40 in Sindh, have died due to measles in the first four months of 2026, local media reported on Sunday. Among the 71 children who have died due to measles in Pakistan, Sindh topped the list with 40 deaths followed by 12 each in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and four in Balochistan in the first four months of 2026, according to the official statistics, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported. As many as 4,541 measles cases have been repo…
Latest Polio News & Updates
Manila, April 24 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) renewed its call for intensified immunisation efforts across the Western Pacific region, warning of a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases.The WHO stressed the need to protect hard-won gains in vaccination programmes, reach children who continue to miss routine immunisations, and sustain public confidence in vaccines at every stage of life, according to a statement from the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific in Manila, Ph…
Islamabad, April 18 (IANS) The fight against polio in Pakistan is on a path to derail, and it is not only due to the stubborn virus but also violent and persistent campaigns against those who are actively trying to eradicate this virus, according to a latest media report. According to a report published in Pakistan’s leading newspaper, Dawn, police escorts were killed, and polio workers were abducted in recent attacks in KP’s Hangu and Bannu, besides parts of Balochistan. The attacks were in coo…
Islamabad, April 13 (IANS) A police constable was killed and four others injured after law enforcement party heading to provide security for polio teams in Hangu district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, local media reported. The incident happened in Thall tehsil of Hangu on the first day of vaccination campaign scheduled for April 13-19. In a statement, the Hangu District police said that unidentified assailants opened fire on a police party, killing a police personnel and injuring f…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) From eradicating smallpox in 1977 to eliminating polio and neonatal tetanus, administering 200 crore COVID-19 doses, and now pursuing Measles-Rubella elimination — India’s immunisation journey is one of verified, milestone-by-milestone achievement, an official fact-sheet said on Tuesday.India has eradicated smallpox, polio and maternal and neonatal tetanus through vaccination, and continues to expand its immunisation programme — most recently launched HPV and indig…
Gandhinagar, March 15 (IANS) Gujarat vaccinated more than 11.30 lakh infants and over 24 lakh children during 2025–26 under its Universal Immunisation Programme, according to official figures released on Sunday. Officials said the vaccination drive covered infants, schoolchildren and pregnant women through routine immunisation services and targeted campaigns conducted across the state.Between April 2025 and February 2026, more than 11.30 lakh infants up to one year of age received full immunis…
Islamabad, March 7 (IANS) Pakistan’s persistent polio outbreak reflects political neglect, with successive governments failing to establish a coherent national pro-vaccination narrative, while not countering extremist propaganda. The present Pakistani government has been absorbed in political and judicial manoeuvres, ignoring the public health crises, a report said on Saturday.Citing leading Pakistani daily Dawn, it said that around one million children were not reached and nearly 53,000 famil…
Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Two polio teams were attacked in different areas of Pakistan’s Lahore as parents did not allow them to administer polio drops to their children, local media reported on Tuesday. According to police, the suspects in Harbanspura area did not allow the polio team to administer drops to their children and then allegedly attacked the health workers, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported.According to the FIR, the suspects attacked the polio workers and subsequently, called th…
Islamabad, Feb 9 (IANS) Around a million children were not vaccinated and 53,000 refusals were reported during the first polio campaign conducted in Pakistan in 2026, the local media reported on Monday. During the campaign, the largest share of refusals – 58 per cent – were reported in Pakistan’s Karachi. Polio drops were administered to over 44.3 million children in Pakistan. The data has indicated that the polio campaign achieved household coverage of 98 per cent, with only two per cent childr…
Islamabad/New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Even after three decades of aggressive eradication campaigns, Pakistan’s polio woes continue amid public mistrust and logistical gaps, according to a media report. Pakistan first launched the anti-polio campaign in 1994. Yet, over the last 31 years, the country recorded a staggering total of 14,206 confirmed polio cases, The Express Tribune’s T-Magazine reported.It stated that the country has also created an invisible population of survivors due to a lack of…