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Militants kill Pakistani soldier guarding polio team

Militants kill Pakistani soldier guarding polio team

  • Attempts to eradicate polio in Pakistan have been hit by attacks targeting inoculation teams that have claimed hundreds of lives
  • Extremist opposition to all forms of inoculation grew after the CIA organized a fake vaccination drive to help track down Al-Qaeda’s former leader Osama Bin Laden
By AFP ·
Iran-backed Houthis blamed for ‘serious’ rise in Yemen polio cases

Iran-backed Houthis blamed for ‘serious’ rise in Yemen polio cases

By Saeed Al-Batati ·
Gunmen kill 2 policemen escorting polio workers in Pakistan

Gunmen kill 2 policemen escorting polio workers in Pakistan

By AP ·
This 2014 illustration made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a polio virus particle. (AP

Polio detected in NYC’s sewage, suggesting virus circulating

By AP ·
Polio fears rise in New York amid possible community spread

Polio fears rise in New York amid possible community spread

By AP ·
Malawi detects polio, first wild case in Africa in over 5 years

Malawi detects polio, first wild case in Africa in over 5 years

By Reuters ·
Update Five Afghan polio vaccinators shot dead

Five Afghan polio vaccinators shot dead

By AFP ·
Special WHO declares end of polio in the Philippines

WHO declares end of polio in the Philippines

By Ellie Aben ·
UN says needs $665 million to avert new measles and polio epidemics

UN says needs $665 million to avert new measles and polio epidemics

By Reuters ·
Houthis blamed for resurgence of infant polio in Yemen

Houthis blamed for resurgence of infant polio in Yemen

By Arab News ·
Vaccinators on Wheels: Over 1,200 motorbikes distributed to polio workers across Pakistan

Vaccinators on Wheels: Over 1,200 motorbikes distributed to polio workers across Pakistan

By Arab News Pakistan ·
Sudan to launch mass polio vaccination after outbreak

Sudan to launch mass polio vaccination after outbreak

By AFP ·
Pakistan begins anti-polio campaign amid steady decline in coronavirus cases

Pakistan begins anti-polio campaign amid steady decline in coronavirus cases

By Arab News Pakistan ·

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