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Global vaccination efforts stall, leaving millions of children vulnerable to preventable diseases

Vaccinations · London

Global vaccination efforts stall, leaving millions of children vulnerable to preventable diseases

44% Center coverage: 27 sources

Efforts to vaccinate children globally have stalled since 2010, leaving millions vulnerable to tetanus, polio, tuberculosis and other diseases that can be easily prevented.See the Story

Poliovirus Cripples Child in Bannu

Poliovirus Cripples Child in Bannu

71% Right coverage: 7 sources

In a latest case of poliovirus, a 33-month-old boy has been crippled in district Bannu, raising Pakistan's polio case count to 12 for the year. According to Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the NIH Islamabad, the recent case from Union Council Shamsikhel, District Bannu, is the sixth polio case from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa this year. As many as 12 cases of poliovirus have been reported in 2025, including six from K-P, four from …See the Story

Polio Detected in Samples From Seven Districts

Polio · Pakistan

Polio Detected in Samples From Seven Districts

Coverage: 2 sources

The health authorities have made progress in polio virus surveillance, collecting sewage samples from nine districts. Of these, seven districts have tested positive for poliovirus type 1, including Gwadar, Quetta, South Waziristan, Rawalpindi, Larkana and Mirpurkhas. Samples from Pishin and Lahore, however, were declared polio-free. A total of 45 million children had been vaccinated during three national polio campaigns, with more than 400,000 p…See the Story

In Cuba 64 Polio Vaccination Campaign Continues

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Havana, 23 Jun (RHC) The second stage of the current 64 bivalent oral polio vaccination campaign continues this Monday throughout the national territory for children who received a dose in the first phase.Polio · Cuba See the Story

We Are some Children Who Have Had Polio, We Live, We Exist

Polio, a scourge that has now been eradicated in Spain, is now nothing more than history, a dark chapter in health during the Franco era. A sepia-toned photograph of some children (many thousands) whose lives were profoundly marked. A bad collective memory. But it is not history, but the present. Some of those beings are here, we exist. Who cares about what our lives have been and are like with the consequences of polio and post-polio? Despite s…Polio · Spain Read Article

Measles, Polio, Tetanus: Researchers Warn Against Missing the WHO Vaccination Target

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The number of worldwide vaccinations is increasing, according to a new study. This increases the risk of future outbreaks of preventable diseases, the scientists predict.Polio · Hamburg Read Article

Democratic Republic of the Congo: National Polio Immunization Campaign From 26 to 30 June

DRC: National Polio Immunization Campaign June 26-30 Image media PMaki Wed 25/06/2025 - 08:41 Corps The Expanded Vaccine Programme (EPI) announced the national polio vaccination campaign from 26 to 30 June 2025 in 4 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This campaign aims to protect children from polio and stopPolio · Democratic Republic of the Congo Read Article

Poliovirus found in sewage samples of Pakistan’s seven districts

ISLAMABAD: Polio virus has been detected in sewage samples collected from seven districts across Pakistan, the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) for Polio said on Saturday. According to the NEOC, the latest weekly environmental testing, conducted between May 08 to 23, revealed the presence of Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WPV1) in sewage samples from multiple […] The post Poliovirus found in sewage samples of Pakistan’s seven districts appea…Polio · Islamabad Read Article

Polio: AHBN, Sokoto Unveils 2024 Zero Dose Immunization Budget Scorecard

Polio: AHBN, Sokoto Unveils 2024 Zero Dose Immunization Budget Scorecard. The African Health Budget Network (AHBN) with African Field.....Polio · Sokoto Read Article

Kano: 3.9 million children to benefit from polio campaign

Coverage: 2 sources

The Kano State Government has launched a new polio vaccination campaign aimed at reaching 3.9 million children under the age of five. This was revealed during a media dialogue held on Thursday, organized by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in Kano. The Director General of Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board, Dr. Nasiru Mahmoud, speaking at the event explained that the current campaign started with s…UNICEF · Kano See the Story

Pacific Islands focus: health sovereignty, polio outbreak and regional relationships

Introduction by Croakey: As we wait to hear whether Australia will co-host COP31 climate negotiations next year with Pacific Islands nations, Vanuatu’s climate minister Ralph Regenvanu has expressed disappointment about the Federal Government’s decision to extend the life of Woodside’s […]Polio · Australia Read Article

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