• Menu
  • Menu
  • News
  • Subscribe now
    Digital subscription Print+Digital (Bundle) ePaper subscription
  • Logout
Digital subscription
Print+Digital (Bundle)
ePaper subscription
Trending
UAE holidays 2023 Golf in UAE Corporate Tax Hong Kong Fintech
  • Latest News
  • UAE
    • Crime
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Government
    • Health
      • Why Worry
    • Transport
    • Science
    • Weather
    • Ask the Law
  • Living In UAE
    • Visa+Immigration
    • Housing
    • Phone+Internet
    • Banking
    • Transport
    • Health
    • Education
    • Relocate
    • Reader Queries
    • Safety+Security
  • Business
    • Banking & Insurance
    • Aviation
    • Property
    • Tax News
    • Corporate Tax
    • Analysis
    • Travel & Tourism
    • Markets
    • Retail
    • Corporate News
    • Tech
    • Auto
  • Best Buys
    • Electronics
    • Home and Kitchen
    • Offers
    • Consumables
    • Lifestyle
  • Your Money
    • Saving and Investment
    • Budget Living
    • Taxation
    • Expert Columns
    • Community Tips
    • Cryptocurrency
  • Food
    • Cooking and Cuisines
    • Guide to Cooking
    • Videos
  • Friday
    • Beauty
    • Wellbeing
    • Art & People
    • Home
    • Friday Partner
  • Games
    • Daily Crossword
    • Sudoku
    • Word Search
    • Spell It
    • Play
  • Parenting
    • Pregnancy & Baby
    • Learning & Play
    • Child Health
    • For Mums & Dads
    • Ask Us
    • Games
  • World
    • Gulf
      • Bahrain
      • Kuwait
      • Oman
      • Qatar
      • Saudi
      • Yemen
    • Mena
    • Europe
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia
      • India
      • Pakistan
      • Philippines
    • Australia-New Zealand
    • Corrections
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • Editorials
    • Letters
    • From the Editors
  • Special Reports
  • UAE Success Stories
  • Magical Dubai
    • Dubai Life
    • Live the Luxury
    • Culture and History
    • Adventure
    • Staying Connected
  • Photos
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Lifestyle
    • Business
    • Sports
  • Sport
    • UAE Sport
    • Cricket
      • IPL
        • Chennai
        • Delhi
        • Punjab
        • Kolkata
        • Mumbai
        • Rajasthan
        • Bangalore
        • Hyderabad
        • Gujarat
        • Lucknow
        • Live Scores
        • Point Table
        • Top Scorers
      • ICC
      • T20 World Cup 2022
    • Motorsport
    • Football
    • Tennis
    • Golf in UAE
      • UAE
      • World
      • Photos & Videos
      • Course Reviews
      • Learn to Play
      • Gear
  • Entertainment
    • Hollywood
    • Bollywood
    • South Indian
    • Arab Celebs
    • Music
    • OTT
  • Going Out
  • Auto
  • Lifestyle
    • Health+Fitness
    • Community
    • Fashion
  • GN Reach
  • Jobs
  • Tech
    • Electronics
    • Gaming
    • Media
  • Videos
    • How-To
    • Best Of Bollywood
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Business
    • Sport
    • Community
    • Technology
  • GN Focus
    • Special Features
  • 50 MENA Leaders
  • The Kurator
    • Life
    • Luxury
    • Style
  • Gold-Forex
  • Gratuity Calculator
  • Notifications
  • Gold/Forex
  • Prayer Times
  • Cinema Listing
  • GN Store
  • About Gulf News
  • Contact us
  • Work with us
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with us
  • Reach by GN
  • GN Focus
  • Gulf News epaper
  • Sitemap
  • Have your say
  • Printing Services
  • © Al Nisr Publishing LLC 2023. All rights reserved.
    Photos: Pakistan resumes polio campaign after coronavirus pause

    Photos

    Login / Sign Up
    Logout
    Tuesday, May 30, 2023
    Gold / Forex

    Photos News

    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Lifestyle
    • Business
    • Sports
    All Sections

    Photos: Pakistan resumes polio campaign after coronavirus pause

    Pakistan is one of only two in the world where polio is still a serious problem


    Published:  July 21, 2020 08:07 AFP  and  compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor

    1 of 13
    WEB 200720 PAK-CORONAVIRUS-POLIO5-1595304084200
    A police officer stands guard while a health worker gives a polio vaccine to a child in Karachi. Pakistan resumed its polio vaccination campaign Monday after a four-month pause due to the coronavirus outbreak, which health authorities feared would cause a surge in cases of the crippling disease. The country is one of only two in the world where polio is still a serious problem. Image Credit: AP
    2 of 13
    WEB 200720 PAK-CORONAVIRUS-POLIO532-1595304054526
    Vaccination teams in the southern port city of Karachi went door to door, flanked by armed police, administering polio drops into children's mouths without touching them, in line with new coronavirus safety guidelines. Image Credit: AP
    3 of 13
    WEB 200720 PAK-CORONAVIRUS-POLIO22-1595304072138
    "Right now we can't say what impact the four-month suspension will have on our fight against polio, but one thing is sure - that the current year is going to be worse than the previous years in regard to the number of new cases," Zulfiqar Babakhel, a spokesman for the country's vaccination authority, told AFP. As well as the pause to the campaign, a further 2.8 million newborns also missed out on polio vaccinations, he said. Image Credit: AFP
    4 of 13
    WEB 200720 PAK-CORONAVIRUS-POLIO1-1595304092413
    Muhammad Nadeem, a 63-year-old shopkeeper from Karachi, said his family had been waiting anxiously for their two-year-old son to be vaccinated against the highly infectious disease. "It is a matter of our son's future, and today we are finally feeling relieved after four months of fear and impatience," he said. Image Credit: REUTERS
    5 of 13
    WEB 200720 PAK-CORONAVIRUS-POLIO4-1595304077370
    A health worker (R) marks the finger of a child after administering polio vaccine drops in Lahore. The drive will first target 800,000 children under the age of five in districts where polio is in continuous circulation - including in parts of Quetta, Karachi and Lahore - before broadening to a nationwide campaign by the end of the year. Image Credit: AFP
    6 of 13
    WEB 200720 PAK-CORONAVIRUS-POLIO342-1595304058908
    Health minister Zafar Mirza said the programme was restarting as a result of the coronavirus situation in Pakistan improving. Authorities have declared more than a quarter of a million coronavirus cases, although with low testing the true figure is expected to be much higher. Image Credit: REUTERS
    7 of 13
    WEB 200720 PAK-CORONAVIRUS-POLIO545-1595304080513
    Rana Muhammad Safdar, who is leading the polio eradication programme, said the temporary suspension had "widened the immunity gap among vulnerable children significantly". Gains made at the start of year had been reversed, he added, after cases jumped to 147 in 2019, up from 12 in 2018. Above: A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child in Lahore. Image Credit: AFP
    8 of 13
    WEB 200720 PAK-CORONAVIRUS-POLIO34-1595304069191
    So far this year 60 cases have been reported, but experts said the impact of the pause could take months to emerge. Image Credit: AFP
    9 of 13
    Copy of 324797-01-02-1595304088509
    The United Nations children's agency UNICEF warned in May that millions of children were at risk of diseases such as diphtheria, measles and polio after the coronavirus pandemic disrupted routine immunisation services around the world. Image Credit: AFP
    10 of 13
    Copy of 324794-01-02-1595304086213
    Pakistan is one of only two countries where polio remains endemic. The other is neighbouring Afghanistan, where last month officials detected the disease in areas previously declared free of it, following a similar pause in vaccinations. Inoculation teams in both countries are often viewed with suspicion. Image Credit: AFP
    11 of 13
    WEB 200720 PAK-CORONAVIRUS-POLIO63-1595304065961
    As Pakistan has tried to eliminate polio, a new challenge has emerged in the form of a growing global movement against vaccinations. Image Credit: AFP
    12 of 13
    WEB 200720 PAK-CORONAVIRUS-POLIO53-1595304074339
    The phenomenon has attracted adherents worldwide, fuelled by medically baseless claims and proliferated on social media, resulting in a resurgence of once-eradicated, highly contagious diseases. Image Credit: AFP
    13 of 13
    WEB 200720 PAK-CORONAVIRUS-POLIO-1595304050553
    Vaccinators wear protective masks as they get their temperature checked, during an anti-polio campaign, in a low-income neighbourhood as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi. Image Credit: REUTERS

    Trending

    • Hollywood and Bollywood stars at the Monaco Grand Prix

      Hollywood and Bollywood stars at the Monaco Grand Prix

    Latest In

    • UAE approves draft law on non-Muslim places of worship

      8 minutes ago

    • Indian wrestlers delay plan to throw medals into Ganges

      32 minutes ago

    • The best and worst of this year’s Cannes

      57 minutes ago

    • Pakistan, Bulgaria sign maritime cooperation agreement

      57 minutes ago

    • Imran Khan gets bail on new charge

      1 hour ago

    Go back to top
    Network links:
    • getthat
    • Jobs
    • GN Store
    • About Gulf News
    • Contact us
    • Work with us
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy Policy
    • Advertise with us
    • Reach by GN
    • GN Focus
    • Gulf News epaper
    • Sitemap
    • Have your say
    • Printing Services
    Find us on Social
    © Al Nisr Publishing LLC 2023. All rights reserved.
    This website stores cookies on your computer. These cookies are used to improve your experience and provide more personalized service to you. Both on your website and other media. To find out more about the cookies and data we use, please check out our Privacy Policy.
    Share on Facebook
    Share on Twitter
    Share on Whatsapp
    Share on Mail
    Share on LinkedIn
    Close
    Gulf News

    Get Breaking News Alerts From Gulf News

    We’ll send you latest news updates through the day. You can manage them any time by clicking on the notification icon.

    Subscribe No Thanks
    Continue reading Gulf News
    Dear Reader, please register to read gulfnews.com

    Dear Reader,

    This section is about Living in UAE and essential information you cannot live without.

    Register to read and get full access to gulfnews.com

    Create your account
    or login if you already have one
    First name is required.
    Last name is required.
    Please enter a valid email address.
    Password should have minimum 7 characters with at least one letter and number
    Passwords do not match

    By clicking below to sign up, you're agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

    Login your account
    New to Gulf News? Sign up now
    Please enter your email address.
    Please enter your password.

    Forgot password

    or