polio

Pakistan begins another vaccination campaign after a worrying surge in polio cases
South Asia

Pakistan begins another vaccination campaign after a worrying surge in polio cases

Pakistan regularly launches such campaigns, but violence targeting the health workers and police assigned to escort them is common. Militants falsely claim the vaccination campaigns are a Western...

A Palestinian child is vaccinated against polio, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, September 4, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
Middle East

UN welcomes progress in Gaza polio campaign, calls for permanent ceasefire

Israeli strikes on Saturday (August 31) killed at least 48 people in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian health authorities said, as clashes took place in the central and southern areas of the enclave ahead of the planned start of a polio vaccination campaign. Nasser hospital, Khan Younis, August 31, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Hamas-Israel war

Israeli bombardment kills dozens in Gaza as health officials prepare polio campaign

FILE PHOTO: A Palestinian child looks on while being examined by a doctor at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, amid fears over the spread of polio after the first case was reported by the Ministry of health, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, August 18, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Israel, Hamas set three-day pauses in fighting for Gaza polio shots, WHO says

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. File Photo: AFP
Hamas-Israel war

UN chief calls for assurances of humanitarian ceasefires for polio vaccination campaign in Gaza

Palestinians make their way as they flee Bureij after they were ordered by Israeli army to evacuate the area, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in the central Gaza Strip July 28, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
Hamas-Israel war

New mass exodus hits central Gaza as Hamas says Israel stalls on ceasefire

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Health

Rotary International District 3282 Bangladesh observes World Polio Day

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/Akhtar Soomro
Health

New oral polio vaccine found very effective in newborn infants: icddr,b study

People look out to the City of London financial district from a viewing platform in London, Britain, October 22, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Europe

Why has polio been found in London, New York and Jerusalem, and how dangerous is it?

London children to be offered polio booster as samples found
Europe

London children to be offered polio booster as samples found

Polio found in New York wastewater as state urges vaccinations
USA

Polio found in New York wastewater as state urges vaccinations

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/Akhtar Soomro
South Asia

Pakistan reports polio case to take year's count to 13

After being polio-free since 1979, US reports first case
USA

After being polio-free since 1979, US reports first case