24m Children to Get Polio Drops in Upcoming Drive

Polio drive launched to vaccinate 24 million children across country

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Syed Mustafa Kamal on Friday inaugurated a nationwide sub-national polio vaccination campaign targeting approximately 24 million children in 97 high-risk districts from November 2 to 8.

24m children to get polio drops in upcoming drive

The government on Friday launched a nationwide sub-national polio vaccination campaign targeting approximately 24 million children in 97 high-risk districts from November 2 to 8. The campaign was launched at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) for Polio Eradication. The drive will mobilize more than 200,000 frontline polio workers to administer oral polio vaccine to children under five. It will run simultaneously in Pakistan and Afgh…

Pakistan aims to eliminate polio by June next year, health minister says

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Health Services Mustafa Kamal has expressed confidence that Pakistan will become polio-free by June next year, reaffirming the government’s commitment to eradicating the crippling disease. He made the announcement while addressing a ceremony in Islamabad marking the launch of a sub-national anti-polio vaccination campaign. The...