Gunmen kill doctor working with WHO in Pakistan

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Source: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/266005/gunmen-kill-doctor-working-pakistan.html

Gunmen kill doctor working with WHO in Pakistan
Islamabad, July 20, 2012 (PTI)

Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a doctor working for the World Health Organisation in the Pakistani port city of Karachi today, three days after a foreign consultant for the UN agency was injured in a shooting.

The doctor, identified as Ishaq Kakar, was shot dead by the gunmen near Sohrab Goth area of Karachi, officials said.

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf strongly condemned the killing of the doctor, saying his killers were the enemies of religion, the country and humanity...

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Source: http://www.newser.com/article/da058...ti-polio-program-shot-killed-in-pakistan.html

UN health agency: worker who helped in anti-polio program shot, killed in Pakistan
WHO: polio worker shot, killed in Pakistan
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The U.N. health agency says a local community worker who helped an anti-polio campaign in Pakistan has been shot and killed in Karachi _ days after two of its staff were injured in a shooting in the city.

The World Health Organization said Muhammad Ishaq was killed on Friday evening. In a statement Saturday, it did not specify any suspected motive.

Immunization activities in Pakistan's biggest city were suspended this week after the previous incident...

 

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Re: Gunmen kill doctor working with WHO in Pakistan

Polio eradication worker shot and killed in Karachi, Pakistan

<!-- Default DIV wrapper for all story meta data -->Joint WHO/UNICEF Statement
21 July 2012

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21 July 2012 | KARACHI, PAKISTAN/New York/Geneva -The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF are deeply saddened by the killing of Mr. Muhammad Ishaq, a local community worker who was part of the Polio Eradication Initiative in Pakistan.

Mr. Ishaq was shot and killed in the Gadap town area of Karachi on Friday evening.

Polio immunization activities were suspended in this area of Karachi earlier this week after a shooting incident injured two WHO staff members who were supporting the implementation and monitoring of a vaccination campaign.

Until activities were suspended, Mr. Ishaq had worked with the national polio eradication effort as a Union Council Polio Worker for several months, helping to plan and implement vaccination campaigns to protect the most underserved and vulnerable children against this debilitating disease.

Because of the dedication of every-day heroes like Mr. Ishaq, Pakistan is this year closer than ever to the eradication of polio. He was known for his dedication and diligence to immunize all children against polio.

Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus that can cause permanent paralysis in a matter of hours. There is no cure, but there are safe and effective vaccines. Polio can be eradicated if every child is immunized until transmission stops worldwide.

Currently the disease remains endemic in only three countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. Mr. Ishaq was one of the thousands of people across Pakistan who worked selflessly in the battle to eradicate polio.

WHO, UNICEF and all of the polio partners in Pakistan and globally express their deepest sympathy to his family for this tragic loss. The partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative remain committed to supporting the Government of Pakistan and the people of Pakistan in their efforts to eradicate this devastating disease.
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http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2012/security_pakistan_2012/en/