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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (13): Pakistan (PB)

Polio -- PakistanFaisalabad has returned to the list of districts affected by poliovirus. One of the reasons seems to be a major decline in the targeting of children in the city.According to a recent survey, an average of 50% drop in immunisation coverage was reported in Faisalabad where poliovirus has been detected after over 2 years, lamented a senior official while talking to Dawn.He said that experts believed that the Punjab government's lack of interest towards combating the crippling disease Read more [...]