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carbon levy pops up with the talks with IMF via Pakistan

Pakistan on Monday showed reluctance to slap a carbon levy, which the International Monetary Fund wants the government to introduce in an effort to raise funds for the promotion of new energy vehicles as part of its resilience conditions under a new $1 billion loan facility.

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MASS POLIO ERADICATION CAMPAIGN IN GAZA STRIP.

The emergency polio outbreak response in the Gaza Strip is continuing, with a mass vaccination campaign scheduled from 22 to 26 February 2025. The novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) will be administered to over 591 000 children under 10 years of age to protect them from polio. This campaign follows the recent detection of poliovirus in wastewater samples …

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Saudi Arabia Pledges $500 Million to Global Polio Eradication Initiative

Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed its $500 million commitment to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), aimed at eradicating wild polio and controlling vaccine-derived polio outbreaks in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday In a significant move to combat polio, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed its commitment to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) …

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