Afghanistan is one of only two countries, alongside neighbouring Pakistan, where polio has continued to spread. So the news ...

The Taliban recently announced that they are suspending its polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan. The announcement was ...

When polio vaccinators turned up at Zeeshan Ali’s village to administer drops to babies and toddlers, the teams were met with ...

Taliban in Afghanistan has halted its polio vaccination campaign, causing alarm among health officials and international ...

Nine people were also wounded on Monday in a bomb attack on a polio vaccination team claimed by the Islamic State group. Most attacks are claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, a separate group from ...

Afghanistan has one of the higher neonatal mortality rates in the world, and it was with this in mind that Dr Michael ...

Afghanistan recently suspended its house-to-house polio vaccination efforts. Whether or not vaccinations will resume is uncertain. This has significant implications, because polio remains a threat ...

The first round of an international campaign to vaccinate children in the Gaza Strip against polio ended in mid-September, with nearly 560,000 kids receiving initial doses amid staggered ...

A varied duration anti-Polio vaccination campaign began across the country today. During the campaign, anti-Polio vaccine will be administered to children under five years of age. Mobile teams of ...

JERUSALEM--A campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus has begun, the Health Ministry said Saturday, as Palestinians in the Hamas-governed enclave ...