Anonymous ID: a68aa6 March 2, 2022, 11:56 a.m. No.15764849   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>4996 >>5014 >>5049 >>5233 >>5345

Gunmen kill female polio worker in Pakistan vaccination campaign

 

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) โ€” Gunmen in northwestern Pakistan shot and killed a female polio worker as she was returning home Wednesday after taking part in the countryโ€™s latest anti-polio campaign, police said.

 

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. However,militants often target polio teams and police assigned to protect them in Pakistan, falsely claiming the vaccination campaigns are a Western conspiracy to sterilize children.

 

Wednesdayโ€™s attack happened on the outskirts of the city of Peshawar. Iqra Iqbal was gunned down on her way home, said Iftikhar Khan, a police official.

 

Pakistan regularly launches anti-polio campaigns in an effort to eradicate the highly infectious disease. The latest five-day drive against polio started on Monday.

 

https://wtop.com/asia/2022/03/gunmen-kill-polio-worker-in-pakistan-vaccination-campaign/

Anonymous ID: a68aa6 March 2, 2022, 12:21 p.m. No.15765014   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

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Gunmen kill female polio worker in Pakistan vaccination campaign

 

Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only remaining countries in the world still trying to eradicate polio, which can cause severe paralysis in children.

 

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/gunmen-kill-polio-worker-pakistan-vaccination-campaign-83203643