Pakistan: 2024 Polio

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Source: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2568514/amp


Polio paralyzes child in Pakistan’s 16th case of 2024
Hasaan Ali Khan
23 August 2024

​This is the third case of polio virus reported in Sindh this year
12 cases have been reported in Balochistan and one in Punjab

ISLAMABAD: A 29-month-old child has been paralyzed by poliovirus in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, health authorities said on Friday, bringing the total number of cases detected in the South Asian nation this year to 16.

The regional reference lab at the National Institute of Health (NIH) confirmed the virus in the child belonging to Sindh’s Hyderabad district, according to the country’s polio eradication program.

Out of the 16 cases reported this year, 12 are from Balochistan, three from Sindh and one from the eastern Punjab province, with 62 districts affected in total.​..

 

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Source: https://www.geo.tv/latest/562940-is...olio-in-16-years-taking-pakistans-tally-to-17

Islamabad reports first case of polio in 16 years taking Pakistan's tally to 17
Latest case emerges as crippling disease grips country despite rigorous efforts by authorities
By Shawwala Aslam
September 06, 2024

​ NIH says type 1 (WPV1) of wild poliovirus detected in Islamabad.
Highly infectious disease mainly affects children under age of five.
Official regrets parents don't always open their doors to vaccinators.

As the authorities continue to struggle to wipe out poliovirus from the country, Islamabad on Friday reported its first case of the crippling disease in 16 years, taking Pakistan's tally to 17 this year...

...According to the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio at the National Institute of Health, the 17th case of 2024 was reported from the federal capital when a child from Union Council Rural 4 of Islamabad was paralysed by type 1 (WPV1) of the viral disease.

The environmental samples from the capital city and neighboring Rawalpindi district have been positive for WPV1 since June, underscoring the persistent threat of polio to children’s well-being.​..
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Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireS...hicle-carrying-police-guarding-anti-113510185

A bomb hits a vehicle guarding an anti-polio drive in Pakistan and wounds 9

Officials say a roadside bomb has hit a vehicle carrying officers assigned to protect health workers conducting a polio immunization drive in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in northwestern Pakistan, wounding six officers and three civilians
ByThe Associated Press
September 9, 2024, 7:00 AM​

PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A roadside bomb hit a vehicle carrying officers assigned to protect health workers conducting a polio immunization drive in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, wounding six officers and three civilians, officials said.

No polio workers were hurt in the attack in South Waziristan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local police official Tahrir Sarfraz said.

He said no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, which apparently targeted police.

Anti-polio campaigns in Pakistan are regularly marred by violence. Militants target vaccination teams and police assigned to protect them, falsely claiming that the campaigns are a Western conspiracy to sterilize children.​..

 

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Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1858523
Police in Bannu strike after attacks on polio vaccination teams
AFP Published September 12, 2024 Updated about 7 hours ago

More than 100 police personnel who provide security for polio vaccination teams in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district went on strike on Thursday after a string of deadly militant attacks this week.

Police officers who are routinely deployed to protect polio workers going door-to-door frequently come under attack by militants waging a war against security forces.

Hundreds of police and polio workers have been killed over the past decade.

“Any constable who learns of the protest is leaving their polio duty to join the demonstration,” said a police officer at the sit-in who asked not to be named.

He told AFP that negotiations have failed between the protesting police and senior officials in Bannu.​..

 

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Source: https://www.devdiscourse.com/articl...d-in-punjab-rising-dangers-for-health-workers

Polio Vaccination Team Assaulted in Punjab: Rising Dangers for Health Workers
A female polio vaccination team in Punjab was attacked, and their belongings, including polio vaccines and cash, were stolen by Cantonment Board Chaklala employees. The police have filed a complaint. This incident highlights the increasing risks faced by health workers in Pakistan's conflict-prone regions amid their polio eradication efforts.
Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 14-09-2024 23:58 IST | Created: 14-09-2024 23:58 IST


A female polio vaccination team from Punjab's health department was assaulted and robbed of their polio vaccines and cash by a group from the Cantonment Board Chaklala, according to reports. The police have lodged a complaint against the alleged offenders based on the victim's statement, Dawn reported.

Khadija Bibi, who filed the FIR with Civil Lines police, stated that her team had been administering polio drops when the incident occurred. After completing their work, they returned to the Chaklala Cantonment Medical Center in Dehri Hassanabad. Bibi claimed that around 40 board employees forcibly entered a health team storage room, seizing items including polio vaccines, Rs15,000 in cash, and personal medicines, as reported by Dawn.

Bibi further alleged that upon entering the room to fetch medicine, she was physically assaulted by being slapped and pushed. The male staff accompanying her were also abused. Bibi has urged the police to take legal action against those responsible and to recover the stolen items, Dawn reported.​..

 

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Source: https://www.latestly.com/agency-new...radication-efforts-face-setbacks-6270847.html

World News | 17 Health Workers Killed This Year as Pakistan's Polio Eradication Efforts Face Setbacks
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 16 (ANI): At least 17 health ..

Islamabad [Pakistan], September 16 (ANI): At least 17 health workers have been killed during polio vaccination drives in Pakistan this year, underscoring the dangers and difficulties facing the country's efforts to eliminate the disease, Dawn reported.

Despite the resurgence of the crippling virus, which has already led to 17 reported cases this year, militants continue to target the very people trying to protect children from the disease.

These relentless attacks on vaccinators, particularly in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, have added to an already complex situation, as fear spreads among health workers and the general public alike, as per Dawn.

According to the report, since 2012, an alarming 126 individuals have been killed, and 201 have been injured in attacks targeting healthcare workers associated with the polio program.​..

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Source: https://thecurrent.pk/polio-worker-victim-of-sexual-assault-denied-entry-in-home-by-husband/


Polio worker, victim of sexual assault, denied entry in home by husband
News Desk
September 16, 2024

A woman polio worker, who was sexually assaulted in a village near Jacobabad, was declared ‘Kari’ by her husband after he drove her out of their home and snatched their three children from her on Saturday.

The woman had testified in court last week that she was assaulted while on duty.

The victim’s team of lawyers submitted a petition to the local court for the recovery of her children and they were reunited with her mother on the intervention of the court....​

 

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Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2497090/18th-polio-case-of-year-surfaces-in-quetta

18th polio case of year surfaces in Quetta
Our Correspondent September 19, 2024

ISLAMABAD:

One more Polio case surfaced on Wednesday, the 18 such in the country this year so far, highlighting the ever-present risk of the spread of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) amid a nationwide polio vaccination campaign that was conducted earlier this month.

The latest case was reported from Quetta. The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, confirmed the detection of WPV1 in a two-year-old child in Union Council Qadriabad of the Balochistan capital.

This was the second polio case in Quetta this year, and the 13th in Balochistan province, the highest number of cases in the entire country.​..

 

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Source: https://islamabadpost.com.pk/khyber-pakhtunkhwa-reports-first-polio-case-of-2024/


Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reports first polio case of 2024
21/09/2024

PESHAWAR, SEP 21 (DNA) : A nine-month-old girl has been diagnosed with polio in the Safi Tehsil of Mohmand district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ARY News reported.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department confirmed that the first polio case was reported in the province in 2024, taking Pakistan’s toll to 20 this year

According to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department, the affected baby had only received 2 polio doses.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur ordered the suspension of the relevant District Health Officer (DHO) and EPI Coordinator over their ‘negligence’​...
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Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/249769...ed-in-pakistan-as-vaccination-drive-continues

Three polio cases confirmed in Pakistan as vaccination drive continues
Ministry of Health confirms three new polio cases, bringing the total to 21 this year as eradication efforts ramp up.
News Desk September 21, 2024

The Ministry of Health has confirmed the detection of three new polio cases in Pakistan, bringing the total number of cases this year to 21.

The newly reported cases have emerged in the provinces of Balochistan, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to a statement from the Ministry.​...

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Source: https://arynews.tv/polio-cases-in-pakistan-reach-22-this-year/

Pakistan reports 22nd polio case of 2024
Web Desk
September 26, 2024​


ISLAMABAD: The number of polio cases in Pakistan reached 22 this year after the latest case was reported from Pishin, a district of Balochistan, ARY News reported citing sources.

The National Institute of Health (NIH) confirmed that another polio case is reported in Pakistan, bringing the total number of cases this year to 22.

The National Polio Testing Laboratory has also verified after determining that the new case is caused by the wild poliovirus type 1, medical experts say. The affected patient is a child of two and a half years old and genetic testing of the polio virus is currently underway to determine its origin and relation to other cases...

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Source: https://pakobserver.net/female-polio-worker-allegedly-raped-mugged-in-sindhs-jacobabad/

Female polio worker allegedly raped, mugged in Sindh’s Jacobabad
by Our Correspondent
September 14, 2024
in Pakistan

KARACHI – A female polio worker was allegedly rapped and looted in Jacobabad city of Sindh, it emerged on Saturday.

The incident took place in Allah Buksh Jakharni village where a man held the polio worker hostage at gun point and allegedly looted her before sexually assaulting her.

Jacobabad Deputy Commissioner Zahoor Marri and SSP Sumair Noor Channa told media that the price suspect had been arrested along with the weapon used in the incident.

They said the DNA sample of the victim has been sent to Jamshoro for further investigation...


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Source: https://dunyanews.tv/en/Health/840235-another-polio-case-reported-in-kohat

Another polio case reported in Kohat
Published On: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 06:50:34 PKT

KOHAT (Dunya News) - A ten-month-old child was diagnosed with polio disease in Kohat, Dunya News reported here on Thursday.

This is the second polio case in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the current year and 23rd in the country.

According to NCOC laboratory report, the sample of the patient was tested in lab and found positive for poliovirus.​..

 

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Source: https://www.geo.tv/latest/566302-la...derabad-takes-pakistans-tally-to-24-this-year

Latest poliovirus case in Hyderabad takes Pakistan's tally to 24 this year
Balochistan remains epicentre of poliovirus outbreak with 15 confirmed cases, while Sindh has now reported five
By Kamran Razi
|Shawwala Aslam
|September 28, 2024

​ Two-and-a-half-year-old child diagnosed with poliovirus.
Latest polio case comes day after KP reported its 2nd case.
Rise in cases leading to increased scrutiny of eradication efforts.

KARACHI: The total number of poliovirus cases recorded in Pakistan this year climbed to 24 on Saturday after a two-and-a-half-year-old child from Sindh's Hyderabad was diagnosed with the virus.

According to sources at the National Emergency Operations Centre, the child, hailing from Hyderabad's Neronkot area, was left paralysed by the virus, marking the city's second polio case,.

The latest case in Hyderabad takes the province's total number of children affected by the current poliovirus outbreak to five.

The latest polio case comes a day after authorities had confirmed that a 10-month-old baby girl in district Kohat of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was diagnosed with the virus, marking the northwestern province's second case this year.

The infant from Tehsil Darra Adamkhel had contracted the wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) that left her paralysed on September 12...


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Source: https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2573532/pakistan


Pakistan’s polio fight stumbles as two new cases surface

Updated 01 October 2024
NAIMAT KHAN
October 01, 2024 21:05


The fresh cases in Karachi and Sujawal in the southern Sindh province bring this year’s tally to 26
Pakistan’s polio program says recent environmental samples show the virus is actively circulating

KARACHI: Pakistan’s fight against poliovirus suffered another setback on Tuesday as two new cases were reported in the southern Sindh province, the country’s polio program said, bringing the nationwide tally to 26 this year.

The latest cases, one in the Karachi East district and the other in Sujawal district, underscored the persistent threat posed by the poliovirus in Pakistan. The National Emergency Operations Center for Polio Eradication confirmed that the virus was found in environmental samples in both areas, indicating active circulation within communities.​..

 

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Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1236317-two-more-polio-cases-reported-from-zhob-tank

Two more polio cases reported from Zhob, Tank
Officials now report 28 cases in 2024, raising concerns over country’s expanding public health challenge
By M Waqar Bhatti
October 03, 2024

​ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s fight against polio has encountered fresh setbacks with the confirmation of two new cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in children from the districts of Zhob and Tank.

Health officials now report a total of 28 cases in 2024, raising concerns over the country’s expanding public health challenge. The latest victims are a young girl from Zhob, Balochistan, and a boy from Tank in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), according to the Regional Reference Laboratory at the National Institute of Health.

This is the second polio case in Zhob this year and the first in Tank. Previous tests of sewage samples from both districts had already confirmed the presence of the virus, signifying ongoing transmission risks to children.​..

 

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Source: https://www.geo.tv/latest/567632-health-experts-fear-pakistan-polio-cases-may-hit-55-65-by-year-end

Health experts fear Pakistan polio cases may hit 55-65 by year end
Pakistan so far recorded 28 cases in 2024, with Balochistan leading the count at 16
By M. Waqar Bhatti
October 06, 2024

​ Immunity gaps critical obstacle to eradication efforts, experts say.
Polio vaccine refusal surged in areas like Pesahwar, parts of Karachi.
Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar called core reservoirs of polio transmission.

ISLAMABAD: A report by the Institute for Disease Modeling (IMD) has raised alarms about escalating wild poliovirus cases in Pakistan, fearing that the number could hit 55 to 65 by the end of 2024.

This growing threat is compounded by missed vaccinations, refusals and ongoing issues within the national polio eradication programme, according to the report.

Pakistan has so far recorded 28 wild poliovirus cases in 2024, with Balochistan leading the count at 16 cases, followed by Sindh with seven, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with three and one each in Punjab and Islamabad.

The virus continues to circulate in environmental samples from multiple regions, signalling persistent transmission risks.

Experts point to immunity gaps as a critical obstacle to eradication efforts. Thousands of children have been missed in immunisation drives, while refusals have surged, particularly in areas like Peshawar and parts of Karachi.​..

 

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Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1...w-polio-cases-bringing-this-years-tally-to-32

Pakistan reports four new polio cases, bringing this year's tally to 32
Crippling disease tightens its grip over country despite persistent vaccination efforts by government
By Web Desk
October 08, 2024

​Pakistan reported four new cases of poliovirus, pushing the country's tally tally for the year to 32 as the paralysing disease continues an upsurge.

Pakistan is one of the two remaining polio-endemic countries in the world, along with Afghanistan, and the number of cases on a yearly basis had significantly dropped in the country, until the recent spike in cases.​..

...The four new cases have emerged from three different regions. As per the details, two of the cases were reported from Jacobabad, one from Malir and another from Dera Ismail Khan...

 

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Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/250278...sis-deepens-as-33rd-case-reported-from-quetta

Pakistan’s polio crisis deepens as 33rd case reported from Quetta
Balochistan remains the most affected province, with 17 cases reported thus far
News Desk October 14, 2024

Pakistan has reported another polio case in 2024, bringing the total to 33 this year after a child from Quetta was diagnosed with the virus.

The affected child showed symptoms of polio on August 22. Quetta has seen three polio cases, with 37 sewerage samples testing positive for the virus.

Additionally, the Quetta block has recorded 11 polio cases and 65 positive sewerage samples.

Balochistan remains the most affected province, with 17 cases reported. Sindh has recorded 10 cases, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa four, and one case each from Islamabad and Punjab.

On September 5, the National Institute of Health (NIH) presented detailed statistics on polio cases in Pakistan before the National Assembly.

The NIH reported a total of 45 polio cases across Pakistan over the past four years. In 2021, only one case was reported, while the number surged to 20 in 2022.

During 2023, eight new cases were recorded, followed by 16 cases in 2024, as confirmed by the Ministry of Health.​..
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Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/250392...-four-fresh-cases-reported-in-k-p-balochistan

Polio cases rise to 37 in Pakistan after four fresh cases reported in K-P, Balochistan
Four new polio cases have been reported in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
News Desk October 19, 2024

Four new cases of polio have been reported in Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, bringing the total number of cases in Pakistan this year to 37.

Health authorities told a local news channel that a 30-month-old girl from Lakki Marwat, an 18-month-old girl from Pishin, a 9-month-old boy from Chaman, and a 5-year-old boy from Noshki have all been diagnosed with the disease.

According to officials, the number of polio cases in Balochistan now stands at 20, while Sindh has reported 10 cases. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has seen five cases, and Punjab and Islamabad have each confirmed one case.

With these new cases, health officials remain concerned about the ongoing spread of the virus despite vaccination efforts across the country.​..