MALAWI – Malawian health ministry declared a polio outbreak in the country on Saturday, after the poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) was detected in an environmental sample. Secretary for Health and Sanitation Dan Namarika said the virus was identified through routine sewage surveillance at two sites in the commercial city of Blantyre. The ministry has cautioned […]
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Nationwide Polio Vaccination Drive in Pakistan Launched
PAKISTAN – A nationwide polio vaccination drive in Pakistan was launched on Monday to curb the growing risk of the disease under heavy security, in a week-long campaign targeting to reach over 45 million children. Health Minister Mustafa Kamal inaugurated the drive—the third one this year—at a ceremony in the capital Islamabad, the Health Ministry […]