Women Polio Workers Manhandled

Injectable polio vaccine debuted in Punjab

• Provides better protection than oral variety • Children up to 15 to be immunised as older kids now identified as key to transmission • Drive to be extended to other high-risk urban centres, such as Karachi, Hyderabad • Police rescue polio team detained at private school ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Health auth­orities in Punjab on Monday launched a massive Extended-Age Fractional IPV Campaign, aiming to vaccinate up to 2 million children with an injectab…

Women polio workers manhandled

Female polio workers were beaten up and locked in classrooms by the staff in a private school in Gulberb during a vaccination campaign. The incident prompted Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz to order a high level investigation and full protection for all polio teams. According to reports, the women-led vaccination team arrived at the school as part of the injectable polio vaccine campaign launched in 122 high-risk union councils of Lahore. Soo…

CM takes notice of alleged mishandling of polio team in Lahore

LAHORE, Nov 03 (APP/DNA): Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has taken notice of an alleged incident involving the mishandling of a polio vaccination team at a private school in Lahore. The CM sought a detailed report from the Health Department and directed the authorities concerned to ensure the safety and protection of all polio teams performing their duties across the province. She emphasized that the polio eradication campaign is a na…

Punjab launches injectable polio vaccine campaign for children

Lahore, November 3, 2025: Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Imran Nazeer and Secretary Health & Population Department Nadia Saqib launched an injectable polio vaccine (IPV) campaign today. The drive targets 122 high-risk union councils in Lahore and will continue until November 12. Health teams aim to vaccinate over 1.6 million children aged 4 months to 15 years. Minister Khawaja Imran Nazeer said Punjab has strong disease surveillance, high immuni…