World Health Organization reports 64 polio infections this year: 41 in Pakistan and 23 in Afghanistan, up from six each in ...

The campaign aims to protect 45 million children after a surge in new cases in one of two countries where it was never ...

The Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan has announced the launch of the fourth round of a polio vaccination campaign in collaboration with international agencies across 16 provinces.

Militant attacks and suspicion stemming from misinformation are hampering Pakistan's battle to eradicate polio, but teams of ...

Pakistan and Afghanistan. In both nations, polio vaccination teams frequently face violence, often from militant groups who ...

Pakistan has launched a nationwide campaign to vaccinate 45 million children against polio, amid a rise in new cases. This ...

Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only countries where polio remains endemic. On October 28, Pakistan launched a weeklong ...

Militants shot dead a Pakistan policeman who was guarding a polio vaccination team on Tuesday, police said, as the country combats a recent resurgence of the disease.

A senior police officer told AFP a police van transporting personnel to protect polio staff was hit in the attack.

Pakistan has begun a nationwide vaccination campaign ... In severe cases, polio can cause permanent paralysis and death. In Afghanistan, a Public Health Ministry spokesman said Monday that ...