Mandaviya launches Polio National Immunization Day - 2022, administers polio drops to children

Feb 26, 2022

New Delhi [India], February 26 : Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday launched the "Polio National Immunization Day -...

President Kovind launches Pulse Polio Programme for 2021

Jan 30, 2021

New Delhi [India], January 30 : On the eve of the Polio National Immunization Day, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday launched the first...

J-K: Polio vaccination drive begins in Doda district

Feb 01, 2021

Doda (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 1 : The polio vaccination drive began in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Sunday as part of...

Pulse Polio Immunisation campaign launched in K'taka, to cover 6.4 lakh kids

Jan 31, 2021

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 31 : Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday launched a Pulse Polio Immunisation (PPI) programme, under which pulse polio...

Polio Sub-National Immunization Day to be conducted from today in 11 states, UTs

Jun 18, 2022

New Delhi [India], June 19 : The first Sub-National Immunization Day for 2022 for administering polio vaccine drops is being conducted from June 19...

Pakistan reports eighth polio case of 2025

Apr 25, 2025

Polio remains endemic in only two countries worldwide, Pakistan and Afghanistan, The Express Tribune reported. The virus, which mainly affects children under five, can...