It attacks the nervous system and can cause paralysis, respiratory issues and ... The uptick in polio cases in Pakistan also comes as violent attacks against vaccination clinics have ramped ...

Pakistan efforts to eliminate polio have suffered another blow after a northern enclave reported its first case in seven ...

But logistical issues delayed Afghanistan’s ... Insiya Syed for The New York Times In Pakistan’s tribal areas, polio vaccination has been used as a bargaining chip for local leaders desperate ...

Islamabad [Pakistan], February 9 (ANI ... hindered by obstacles like misinformation, vaccine hesitancy, and security concerns ...

What are the issues facing the polio campaign? Resistance to the polio immunisation drive grew in Pakistan after the CIA, a United States spy agency, organised a fake hepatitis vaccination drive ...

Pakistan held its first vaccination drive of the year ... many children are already struggling with health issues that make them more vulnerable to polio. "Immunity among children is low and ...

Health officials announced on Monday, June 2, that the case was identified in a 23-month-old boy. It is the first confirmed ...

It attacks the nervous system and can cause paralysis, respiratory issues and even death ... The uptick in polio cases in Pakistan also comes as violent attacks against vaccination clinics have ramped ...

According to a representative of Pakistan's National Institute of Health's (NIH) Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication, the samples were taken from the following locations ...

Cases have been rising in Afghanistan and Pakistan — and global health specialists are worried that this year's U.S. foreign aid cuts could usher in a wider resurgence.