Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has recorded a continued decline in polio vaccine refusal cases and the number of children missed during door-to-door immunisation campaigns, particularly in high-risk districts. While the improvement reflects progress in public awareness and vaccination efforts, health experts warn that stronger legal measures are necessary to completely eradicate polio from Pakistan. Medical experts have…
Sindh has launched a large-scale sub-national polio vaccination campaign targeting more than 5.8 million children under the age of five across 20 districts. The campaign is being conducted under the supervision of the Sindh Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication as part of ongoing efforts to eliminate poliovirus transmission in high-risk areas of the province….
Police in Rawalpindi have registered a case against four individuals accused of threatening and obstructing a polio vaccination team during an anti-polio campaign in the Sadiqabad area. According to the First Information Report (FIR), the incident occurred when a health team, accompanied by a health inspector, visited a residence in Muslim Town to administer polio…
