Oct. 24 marked the beginning of Rotary International’s End Polio Now campaign. Oct. 24 is the birthday of Dr. Jonas Salk, the scientist who spearheaded the development of the first polio vaccine. In ...
Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries in the world where the spread of polio has never been stopped. It is one of the world’s most infectious diseases, so it continues to spread ...
Militant attacks and suspicion stemming from misinformation are hampering Pakistan's battle to eradicate polio, but teams of ...
The World Health Organisation has confirmed 18 polio cases in Afghanistan this year. Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries in the world where the spread of polio has never been stopped.
The World Health Organization has confirmed 18 polio cases in Afghanistan this year. Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries in the world where the spread of polio has never been stopped.
Pakistan and Afghanistan remain the only two countries where polio continues to spread due to under-vaccination. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recently met with front-line health workers ...
Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan simultaneously launched fresh vaccination campaigns against polio Monday amid a resurgence in cases in the only two countries globally where the virus ...