Pakistan Launches Polio Vaccination Drive Across High-Risk Districts - THE DESTINATION

Pakistan Launches Polio Vaccination Drive Across High-Risk Districts - THE DESTINATION

ISLAMABAD: (Web Desk) – The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) has initiated a sub-national polio vaccination campaign across 79 high-risk districts in Pakistan as part of renewed efforts to eliminate the disease. The initiative focuses on preventing the spread of poliovirus and safeguarding young children from lifelong disability. Scheduled from May 18 to May 24, […] The post Pakistan Launches Polio Vaccination Drive Across High-Risk D…

Pakistan Begins Regional Polio Vaccination Campaign

Islamabad (GNP): Pakistan’s National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication has launched a polio vaccination campaign in 79 high-risk districts nationwide. The drive was launched as part of intensified national efforts to stop poliovirus transmission and protect millions of children from lifelong paralysis. Running from 18–24 May, the campaign aims to vaccinate approximately 19 million children under the age of five through administra…

Pakistan launches nationwide polio eradication campaign - HUM News English

KARACHI/LAHORE/PESHAWAR/QUETTA: Pakistan on Monday launched a coordinated nationwide anti-polio vaccination campaign across Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, targeting tens of millions of children in a renewed push to eradicate the paralysing disease, health officials said. The campaign has been rolled out in Lahore and nine other districts of Punjab, 23 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25 districts of Balochistan and 20 distric…

Seven-day anti-polio campaign to launch in 79 districts starting tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: A dedicated week-long anti-polio vaccination initiative is set to kick off tomorrow across 79 targeted districts nationwide. The National Emergency Operations Centre has announced that approximately 19 million children under the age of five will receive anti-polio drops during this campaign, which will run until the 24th of this month.   In Punjab, nearly 6.19 million young children in ten selected districts will be vaccinated against…