Polio

Ministry of Health and Population has revised the time of administering FIPV, a vaccine against polio.

Pakistan came close to eradicating polio last year when only one case was reported.

Suggesting virus circulation among unvaccinated people.

Pakistan Federal authorities on Tuesday confirmed that poliovirus was detected in seven cities in several provinces of the country

An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. case in nearly a decade

The Halesi Tuwachung Municipality in Khotang district has been declared a fully vaccine-secured city as all infants up to 15 months in the municipality received required doses of vaccine

Stakeholders have warned of the possible risk of polio in the country.

Without immediate action, an estimated one million children in Afghanistan are projected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition in 2021 and could die, a top UNICEF official said after wrapping up a trip to the country, reported local media.

The United Nations children's fund (UNICEF) on Sunday urged the Taliban's caretaker government to resume children's vaccination amid fear of spreading polio and measles in war-affected Afghanistan.

The government is planning to vaccinate those returning from Afghanistan.