Evening briefing: Dhankhar after SC's ‘caged parrot’ remark; Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan
6 months, 1 week ago

Evening briefing: Dhankhar after SC's ‘caged parrot’ remark; Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan

Hindustan Times  

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said that the institutions including the Election Commission and investigative agencies perform their duties under “tight situations”, cautioning that an observation can “despirit” them. The vice president's remarks have come against the backdrop of a Supreme Court judge observing that the Central Bureau of Investigation must dispel the notion of it being a “caged parrot”. Dig deeper Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar The Taliban-controlled government in Afghanistan has suspended all polio vaccination campaigns in the country, according to the United Nations. Dig deeper India News Latest News Global Matters Entertainment Focus Masaba Gupta has often been vocal about the hardships her mother Neena Gupta faced as a single mother.

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Pakistan postpones polio vaccination drive in southwest after health workers boycotted it
3 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan postpones polio vaccination drive in southwest after health workers boycotted it

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pakistan authorities on Wednesday postponed …

Pakistan postpones polio vaccination drive in Balochistan after health workers boycotted it
3 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan postpones polio vaccination drive in Balochistan after health workers boycotted it

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — Pakistani authorities on Wednesday postponed a polio vaccination campaign in the country’s restive southern Balochistan province after health workers boycotted it to oppose a proposed privatization of hospitals. Authorities on Monday launched the final nationwide polio vaccination campaign for the year, aiming to protect 45 million children. Anwarul Haq of the National Emergency Operation Center for Polio …

Pakistan begins new nationwide polio vaccination campaign after surge in new cases
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan begins new nationwide polio vaccination campaign after surge in new cases

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pakistan began a nationwide vaccination …

Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, UN says
6 months, 1 week ago

Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, UN says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Taliban have suspended polio …

UN says Taliban suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan
6 months, 1 week ago

UN says Taliban suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. “The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is aware of the recent policy discussions on shifting from house-to-house polio vaccination campaigns to site-to-site vaccination in parts of Afghanistan,” said Dr. Hamid Jafari from the WHO. “During a June 2024 nationwide campaign, Afghanistan used a house-to-house vaccination strategy for the …

Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, says UN
6 months, 1 week ago

Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, says UN

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban-controlled government in Afghanistan has suspended all polio vaccination campaigns in the country, according to the United Nations. According to an AP report, Taliban had made no official statement and no reasoning was given for suspending vaccination campaigns ahead of planned immunization in September. Dr Hamid Jafari from the WHO said, regarding the possibility of shifting towards site vaccinations …

The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says
6 months, 1 week ago

The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. “The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is aware of the recent policy discussions on shifting from house-to-house polio vaccination campaigns to site-to-site vaccination in parts of Afghanistan,” said Dr. Hamid Jafari from the WHO. “The overall women’s inclusion in vaccination campaigns remains around …

The Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. says
6 months, 1 week ago

The Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. says

LA Times  

The Taliban has suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. “The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is aware of the recent policy discussions on shifting from house-to-house polio vaccination campaigns to site-to-site vaccination in parts of Afghanistan,” said Dr. Hamid Jafari from the WHO. “The overall women’s inclusion in vaccination campaigns remains around 20% in Afghanistan, leading to …

The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says
6 months, 1 week ago

The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says

New Indian Express  

DUBAI: The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. A top official from the World Health Organization said it was aware of discussions to move away from house-to-house vaccinations and instead have immunizations in places like mosques. “The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is aware of the recent policy discussions on shifting from house-to-house polio vaccination …

Pakistan’s War Against Polio Is Difficult and Dangerous
2 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan’s War Against Polio Is Difficult and Dangerous

The Diplomat  

On November 30, a Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan suicide bomber blew himself up near a truck carrying police personnel protecting polio vaccination workers in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. A strategy that included religious figures worked: Resistance levels dropped from 4 percent in 2004 to 0.9 percent in 2012, according to a June 2013 UNICEF report, “Eradicating Polio: Working with religious leaders to enhance …

Photos: COVID surge batters Afghanistan’s crumbling healthcare
3 years, 1 month ago

Photos: COVID surge batters Afghanistan’s crumbling healthcare

Al Jazeera  

Only five hospitals in Afghanistan still offer COVID-19 treatment, with 33 others having been forced to close in recent months for lack of doctors, medicines and even heating. At Kabul’s only hospital offering COVID-19 treatment, staff can heat the building only at night because of lack of fuel, even as winter temperatures drop below freezing point during the day. The …

WHO, UNICEF launch new polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

WHO, UNICEF launch new polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

The programme aims to address the 3.3 million children who have gone unvaccinated since 2018. The World Health Organization and the United Nations children’s agency have launched a four-day effort to vaccinate millions of children in Afghanistan against polio, the first campaign in three years. With the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate controlling nearly all of the country, including the capital, Kabul, …

Taliban agree to new polio vaccination across Afghanistan
3 years, 5 months ago

Taliban agree to new polio vaccination across Afghanistan

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL, Turkey — U.N. agencies are gearing up to vaccinate all of Afghanistan’s children under 5 against polio for the first time since 2018, after the Taliban agreed to the campaign, the World Health Organization says. But WHO and the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF said in a statement Monday that they welcomed the decision by the Taliban leadership supporting the …

Afghanistan: Taliban agrees to door-to-door polio vaccine drive
3 years, 5 months ago

Afghanistan: Taliban agrees to door-to-door polio vaccine drive

Al Jazeera  

Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan are the last countries in the world with endemic polio, an incurable and highly infectious disease. Health workers in Afghanistan will begin a house-to-house polio vaccination drive next month after the new Taliban government agreed to support the campaign, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund said. “WHO and UNICEF welcome the decision …

Afghanistan returnees provided free polio vaccination: Health Ministry
3 years, 7 months ago

Afghanistan returnees provided free polio vaccination: Health Ministry

The Hindu  

The Health Ministry has decided to vaccinate returnees from Afghanistan with free polio vaccines as a preventive measure, tweeted Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday. However, wild polio virus cases continue to be reported in neighbouring Pakistan and Afghanistan — the last two polio-endemic countries in the world. “Failure to eradicate polio from these last remaining strongholds could result in …

Afghan returnees to be vaccinated against polio in India: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
3 years, 7 months ago

Afghan returnees to be vaccinated against polio in India: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

India TV News  

India has decided to vaccinate Afghanistan returnees against polio for free as a preventive measure against the wild polio virus, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Sunday. "We have decided to vaccinate Afghanistan returnees with free Polio Vaccine - OPV & fIPV, as a preventive measure against Wild Polio Virus.Congratulations to the Health Team for their efforts to ensure …

Afghan Returnees to be Vaccinated Against Polio for Free in India, Says Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
3 years, 7 months ago

Afghan Returnees to be Vaccinated Against Polio for Free in India, Says Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

News 18  

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday announced vaccinating Afghanistan returnees against polio for free as a preventive measure against the wild polio virus. “We have decided to vaccinate Afghanistan returnees with free Polio Vaccine – OPV & fIPV, as a preventive measure against Wild Polio Virus. We have decided to vaccinate Afghanistan returnees with free Polio Vaccine – OPV …

Phone Addiction, Afghanistan Evacuation, Supreme Court Backs A College Vaccine Requirement: Today's Top Stories
3 years, 7 months ago

Phone Addiction, Afghanistan Evacuation, Supreme Court Backs A College Vaccine Requirement: Today's Top Stories

NPR  

The situation in Afghanistan is evolving as the Taliban move astoundingly fast in their effort to gain control of the country. Morning Edition's Noel King spoke to Neumann earlier today about what the U.S. and other major players in the region need to do now. "Khalilzad's process is absolutely busted," Neumann told King earlier today. According to Neumann, those efforts …

Attacks target polio teams in east Afghanistan, 5 killed
3 years, 9 months ago

Attacks target polio teams in east Afghanistan, 5 killed

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Gunmen on Tuesday targeted an anti-polio drive in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least five members of two vaccination teams in separate attacks, officials said. Along with the five killed, at least four members of the polio vaccination teams were wounded, said Dr. Jan Mohammad, who coordinates the anti-polio drive for the country’s east. In March, the Islamic …

Gunmen kill four polio workers, wound three in Afghanistan’s east
3 years, 9 months ago

Gunmen kill four polio workers, wound three in Afghanistan’s east

Al Jazeera  

Polio workers targeted in three locations in Jalalabad city – the latest in a series of attacks against health workers. Four polio vaccination workers have been killed and three others injured in separate attacks in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad, a provincial health department official said, in the latest in a series of attacks against health workers. Dr Jan Mohammad, …

Wars, instability pose vaccine challenges in poor nations
4 years, 3 months ago

Wars, instability pose vaccine challenges in poor nations

Associated Press  

DAR MANGI, Pakistan — Arifullah Khan had just administered another polio vaccine when the gunfire blasted from the nearby hills. There was so much gunfire it felt like an explosion,” he said, recalling details of the attack five years ago in Pakistan’s Bajaur tribal region near the Afghan border. The agency aims to transport 850 tons of COVID-19 vaccines a …

Wars, instability pose vaccine challenges in poor nations
4 years, 3 months ago

Wars, instability pose vaccine challenges in poor nations

The Hindu  

Arifullah Khan had just administered another polio vaccine when the gunfire blasted from the nearby hills. There was so much gunfire it felt like an explosion,” he said, recalling details of the attack five years ago in Pakistan’s Bajaur tribal region near the Afghan border. The agency aims to transport 850 tons of COVID-19 vaccines a month next year, double …

Policeman assigned to protect polio workers on Pakistan-Afghanistan border shot dead hours into nationwide vaccination drive
6 years, 6 months ago

Policeman assigned to protect polio workers on Pakistan-Afghanistan border shot dead hours into nationwide vaccination drive

Firstpost  

A policeman assigned to protect polio workers has been shot and killed by unknown assailants in Pakistan’s northwest tribal district bordering Afghanistan, hours after a massive nationwide anti-polio vaccination drive was launched. Peshawar: A policeman assigned to protect polio workers has been shot and killed by unknown assailants in Pakistan’s northwest tribal district bordering Afghanistan, hours after a massive nationwide …

Afghanistan has a new war to fight, one against polio
10 years, 7 months ago

Afghanistan has a new war to fight, one against polio

Firstpost  

Tens of thousands of volunteers fanned out across Afghanistan this week, braving deteriorating security and distrusting parents to administer two chilled drops of the oral polio vaccine each to millions of children. By Krista Mahr and Mirwais Harooni/Reuters Kabul: Tens of thousands of volunteers fanned out across Afghanistan this week, braving deteriorating security and distrusting parents to administer two chilled …

Taliban In Pakistan Derail World Polio Eradication
10 years, 8 months ago

Taliban In Pakistan Derail World Polio Eradication

NPR  

Taliban In Pakistan Derail World Polio Eradication Enlarge this image toggle caption A. Majeed/AFP/Getty Images A. Majeed/AFP/Getty Images Last January Salma Jaffar was shot while she was going door to door in Karachi, giving children drops of the polio vaccine. Enlarge this image toggle caption Jason Beaubien/NPR Jason Beaubien/NPR The polio problem in Pakistan right now is a result of …

Polio case prompts campaign in Kabul
11 years, 1 month ago

Polio case prompts campaign in Kabul

The Hindu  

Afghanistan launched a three-day vaccination campaign Tuesday after a 3-year-old girl was diagnosed with polio in the capital Kabul. The Health Ministry said the girl became paralyzed, and she was diagnosed as the nation’s first polio case in more than 10 years. “We immediately launch a three-day campaign to prevent the transfer of polio virus to other children,” it said. …

Pakistani Taliban threaten Imran Khan for supporting polio jabs
11 years, 3 months ago

Pakistani Taliban threaten Imran Khan for supporting polio jabs

The Hindu  

Pakistani Taliban have threatened leading politician Imran Khan for supporting a UN-funded vaccination campaign to eradicate polio, his party said on Thursday. Mr. Khan had declared polio workers to be “soldiers of Islam” and said those attacking them were not doing any justice to humanity, religion or Pakistan. Islamist militants accuse health workers of acting as spies for the United …

Pakistan takes lessons from India in combating polio
11 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan takes lessons from India in combating polio

The Hindu  

Pakistan is taking oral vaccination tips from India, which has been polio-free for over two years, and wants to replicate its success story, the head of the neighbouring country’s polio programme said. “But what hinders Pakistan in containing the dreaded virus is insurgency, violence and illiteracy,” Pakistan National Polio Plus Committee Chairman Aziz Memon said in an interview during a …

Taliban ban on polio campaign endangers thousands in Pakistan
12 years, 8 months ago

Taliban ban on polio campaign endangers thousands in Pakistan

The Hindu  

A Taliban ban on polio vaccinations has made thousands of children vulnerable to the crippling disease in Pakistan, one of only three countries in the world where polio is still prevalent. The immunization campaign ran into trouble after the arrest of Dr Shakeel Afridi for allegedly conducting a fake vaccination programme to help U.S. spies locate al-Qaeda leader Osama bin …

Taliban says no to polio vaccination campaign in Pak
12 years, 9 months ago

Taliban says no to polio vaccination campaign in Pak

India TV News  

Taliban says no to polio vaccination campaign in Pak Islamabad, Jun 26: In another setback to Pakistan's efforts to eradicate polio, the Taliban has banned a vaccination campaign in the restive South Waziristan region till the US halts its drone strikes in the tribal Islamabad, Jun 26: In another setback to Pakistan's efforts to eradicate polio, the Taliban has banned …

Taliban links vaccination to drone strikes
12 years, 9 months ago

Taliban links vaccination to drone strikes

The Hindu  

The Taliban in North Waziristan has declared a ban on the polio vaccination programme in the tribal agency as long as drone attacks continue in the region. This ban was announced on Saturday through a press release which claimed polio affected only few in comparison to drones which killed large numbers indiscriminately. According to local media, the statement said: “After …

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