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    Bomb targeting police assigned for polio drive kills 9, including 5 children

    Bomb targeting police assigned for polio drive kills 9, including 5 children

    01 Nov 2024

    A powerful bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers assigned to protect polio workers in restive southwest Pakistan on Friday, killing nine people including five...

    Second round of polio vaccination begins in Gaza

    Second round of polio vaccination begins in Gaza

    14 Oct 2024

    A second round of a campaign to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza against polio began on Monday as Israeli forces continued deadly operations in parts of the...

    Gaza polio vaccination 2nd round 'more complicated:' UN

    Gaza polio vaccination 2nd round 'more complicated:' UN

    11 Oct 2024

    A campaign starting next week to give hundreds of thousands of children in war-stricken Gaza the necessary second dose of polio vaccine will be "more complicated" than the first round,...

    Gaza polio vaccination campaign a 'huge success,' says WHO chief

    Gaza polio vaccination campaign a 'huge success,' says WHO chief

    13 Sep 2024

    The World Health Orginsation (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hailed on Friday the success of the first phase of a giant polio vaccination campaign in war-ravaged Gaza after more than...

    Parents in war-torn Gaza rush to vaccinate children against polio

    Parents in war-torn Gaza rush to vaccinate children against polio

    01 Sep 2024

    Ghadir Hajji rushed to a clinic on Sunday in hopes her five children would be among the first to get vaccinated against polio, which has re-emerged in war-ravaged Gaza. "They...

    WHO chief thanks UAE President for major contribution to polio eradication

    WHO chief thanks UAE President for major contribution to polio eradication

    31 Aug 2024

    The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday took to his official X (formerly Twitter) account to express his deep gratitude to the United Arab Emirates and...

    UAE President directs $5m fund for urgent polio vaccination drive in Gaza

    UAE President directs $5m fund for urgent polio vaccination drive in Gaza

    30 Aug 2024

    President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has directed funding for the delivery of a critical polio vaccination drive in Gaza following the re-emergence of the virus within...

    Roadside blast kills 5 police personnel protecting polio workers in Pakistan’s Bajaur district

    Roadside blast kills 5 police personnel protecting polio workers in Pakistan’s Bajaur district

    08 Jan 2024

    A roadside bomb killed at least five police officers deployed to protect polio vaccination workers in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, officials said, in an attack claimed by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan...

    Pakistan considers tough punishment for parents refusing polio vaccine for their children

    Pakistan considers tough punishment for parents refusing polio vaccine for their children

    01 Oct 2023

    Authorities in one Pakistan province are turning to a controversial new tactic in the decades-long initiative to wipe out polio: prison. Last month, the government in Sindh introduced a...

    Polio virus found in London sewage, but risk of infection considered low

    Polio virus found in London sewage, but risk of infection considered low

    22 Jun 2022

    Polio virus has been detected in sewage samples in the British capital, the first sign since the 1980s that the virus could be spreading in the country, but no cases...

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