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International report highlights polio eradication challenges in Pakistan, other countries

  • There have only been seven cases of wild polio reported this year, five in Afghanistan and two in Pakistan
  • Experts say outbreaks linked to vaccine-derived polio are more challenging and have paralyzed more children
By Reuters ·

$2.6 bln pledged in global push to wipe out polio but more needed — WHO

By AFP ·

Gunmen kill policeman escorting polio workers in Pakistan

By AP ·

Pakistan’s first polio vaccination drive of 2021 kicks off today

By Arab News Pakistan ·

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