Pakistan says polio eradication is within reach despite security challenges
Dawn led with Pakistan's statement to the global Independent Monitoring Board that polio eradication is within reach and highlighted insecurity in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as the biggest hurdle. Daily Times also reported Pakistan's assertion about polio eradication being within reach but focused more on the ongoing security challenges and the reduction of the virus to high-risk areas. Both outlets mentioned the global monitoring board but varied in emphasis on regional challenges versus broader containment of the virus.
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Pakistan says polio eradication within reach
Pakistan told the global Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) that polio eradication is within reach despite ongoing security challenges. Officials said the virus has been reduced to limited high-risk areas. However, insecurity in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remains the biggest obstacle. During an IMB review meeting in Geneva, Pakistani officials presented progress in the decades-long polio campa...
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Pakistan tells global watchdog polio eradication is within reach, insecurity in KP remains biggest hurdle
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday told the global Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) that the country has entered a decisive phase in its decades-long fight against polio, claiming the virus has been pushed into a shrinking number of high-risk areas but cautioned that persistent insecurity in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remains the biggest obstacle to reaching every child. The IMB — an independent ...
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