Officials say Pakistan has detected one more polio case in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the country’s tally of the infectious disease to 50 cases this year. Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries in the world where the spread of polio has never been stopped.
A police officer stands guard as a health worker, right, administers a polio vaccine to a child in a neighbourhood of Peshawar, Pakistan , Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. A police officer stands guard as a health worker, center, administers a polio vaccine to a child in a neighbourhood of Peshawar, Pakistan , Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. A police officer stands guard as a health worker, right, administers a polio vaccine to a child in a neighbourhood of Peshawar, Pakistan , Monday, Oct. 28, 2024.
Most polio cases this year were reported in the restive southwestern Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces bordering Afghanistan, where 23 confirmed cases have surfaced, according to data from the World Health Organization. That’s up from six cases in 2023.
Polio And Post-Polio Syndrome Afghanistan General News Asia Asia Pacific Health World News Pakistan Government
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Suicide car bombing at a security post in northwestern Pakistan kills 11 people, officials sayOfficials say a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle at a security post in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 11 security forces. The attack happened Tuesday evening in Bannu, a district in restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where rhw Pakistani Taliban and other insurgents have stepped up attacks in recent months.
Read more »
At least 17 killed in Pakistan train station bombing, officials sayPakistani officials say the death toll from a powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in restive southwestern Pakistan on Saturday rose to 20
Read more »
Worsening pollution in Pakistan's Punjab province has sickened 1.8 million, officials sayPakistan’s eastern Punjab province has been struggling to combat an ongoing smog crisis, which is blamed for sickening 1.8 million people in the last month.
Read more »
State officials say lawyers ready to compel county election officials to swiftly certify vote if neededOfficials in battleground states say attorneys are ready to intervene if any counties try to stop the certification of votes in the 2024 election.
Read more »
Pakistan reports new polio case in northwest, raising nationwide tally to 50 cases this yearOfficials say Pakistan has detected one more polio case in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the country’s tally of the infectious disease to 50 cases this year.
Read more »
At least 13 killed and 30 wounded in Quetta train station bombing, Pakistani officials sayPakistan's police and government officials say that a powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in southwestern Pakistan has killed at least 13 people and wounded 30 others.
Read more »