Caretaker Finance Minister Dr. Shamshad Akhtar chaired the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today.The ECNEC considered and approved a project of the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coord…
Poliovirus was detected in the sewage water, in Pakistan’s east Rawalpindi district, during a sampling process, the district health authority said, yesterday.The sample was collected on Aug 10, in the district, located in the country’s east Punjab prov…
The WHO has recommended a ban on Pakistani citizens leaving the country without polio vaccination certification, as part of the efforts to curb the spread of poliovirus.This recommendation comes after the 36th Meeting of the Polio IHR Emergency Commit…
Health officials have reported that another environmental sample collected from Rawalpindi has tested positive for the wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1).This virus has been genetically linked to a cluster currently circulating in the Nangarhar province of…