UN Children’s Fund: Afghanistan is one of the three polio endemic countries in the world, alongside Pakistan and Nigeria. In 2018, there were 21 wild poliovirus cases in Afghanistan making it the country with the largest number of cases last year, while 12 cases were reported in Pakistan and zero in Nigeria. It is important
The New York Times: Polio was eradicated before 2000 in Western countries, but it is still a critical issue for Afghanistan, said Destagir Nazari, of the Ministry of Health. “The world is trying to eradicate the virus completely,” he said. “It is an international responsibility for Afghanistan to eradicate it, and we try our best to
1TV: Twelve infants have died in a hospital in Afghanistan’s north-eastern Panjshir province due to lack of oxygen, police said Monday. Mohammad Ishaq Tamkin, the provincial police chief, told 1TV that that the incident happened in Anaba district. Click here to read more (external link). Related and other Health News Mysterious Outbreak Kills 12 Newborns In
Lisa Schlein VOA News October 24, 2018 GENEVA — As another World Polio Day comes around, the World Health Organization reports three polio endemic countries— Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria — hold the key to the global eradication of this crippling disease. About one-half million children were becoming paralyzed by polio every year when the World Health
Khushal Zaland VOA News September 30, 2018 Afghan provincial health officials are accusing the country’s insurgents of interfering in their work to vaccinate children against the virus of polio in the country’s western Farah province. Abdul Jabar Shayeq, head of Farhah’s provincial health department, voiced concerns that Taliban are obstructing the vaccination efforts in certain
KABUL, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — A fresh infectious poliomyelitis case has been detected in Afghanistan, bringing the number of confirmed cases of polio virus to 15 so far this year, the Afghan Public Health Ministry said Wednesday. “A new polio virus case was registered in Bagh-e-Shahr neighborhood, of southern Kandahar province recently,” the ministry said
Dawn (Pakistan): Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication National Coordinator Rana Mohammad Safdar said the virus has been detected in Peshawar and other cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as well. “This shows that there is a threat because of the virus, which is travelling with people from Afghanistan to Pakistan, so we need to ensure our children’s
IANS: During the campaign, which is supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), vitamin A capsules will also be given to over 8.9 million children aged between six months and five years, Xinhua news agency reported. The drive was launched after a fresh polio case was detected in Afghanistan in
Carol Pearson VOA News July 18, 2018 WASHINGTON — The move to end polio started in 1985 with Rotary International. At that time, polio paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children every year. There is still no cure, but two scientists developed vaccines against the virus in the 1950’s. Dr. Jonas Salk produced one with an inactivated
Pajhwok: Health official in central Uruzgan provinces say Taliban insurgents have banned a polio vaccination campaign and warned the department to avoid administrating the drops to children… Bashir, a resident of Tarinkot City, hoped the Taliban did not create hurdles against health services to public. Click here to read more (external link).