TEHRAN – The closing ceremony of the 18th Resistance International Film Festival was held at Vahdat Hall on Saturday night, honoring the winners in various categories.

Cases have been rising in Afghanistan and Pakistan — and global health specialists are worried that this year's U.S. foreign aid cuts could usher in a wider resurgence.

There's no clear threshold for herd immunity in Pakistan, according to WHO's Hamid Jafari. "There isn't just one figure that we can go with in terms of what level of immunity do you need to stop ...

This should occur with polio when around 80% of the population is vaccinated, although Pakistan presents a special challenge. There's no clear threshold for herd immunity in Pakistan, according to WHO ...

There's no clear threshold for herd immunity in Pakistan, according to WHO's Hamid Jafari. "There isn't just one figure that we can go with in terms of what level of immunity do you need to stop ...

This should occur with polio when around 80% of the population is vaccinated, although Pakistan presents a special challenge. There's no clear threshold for herd immunity in Pakistan, according to WHO ...

Pakistan is one of only two countries where polio remains endemic and it is aiming to eradicate it by 2027, but with cases soaring last year, experts and officials worry it will miss its goal.

In total, the partnership is missing $133 million from the U.S. that was expected this year, said Hamid Jafari, director of the polio eradication programme for the WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean ...

Older Americans still have “horrific” memories of polio sufferers in iron lungs, notes Dr. Hamid Jafari, director of the WHO’s polio eradication program in the eastern Mediterranean region, and the US ...