First polio case of the year in NWFP
A polio case has been reported in the district, which is the first this year in the Frontier province. The victim is 18-month-old Niamatullah, son of Musa Jan, of the Azakhel village, Nowshera. Health officials said the stool sample of the child had been sent to laboratory on April 27, and the report confirmed the child positive for polio. The provincial health department has announced to conduct a three-day mop up campaign from May 22 in areas surrounding the Nowshera district, including Mardan, Peshawar, Swabi, Malakand region and the Khyber Agency.