US EditionPolio Eradication Drive to Start Sept 1
- Pakistan has confirmed 21 polio cases in 2025, with new cases reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh, according to the National Institutes of Health .
- A nationwide polio vaccination campaign is scheduled from September 1 to 7, 2025, aiming to immunize over 28 million children across 99 districts.
- Health authorities stress the importance of completing the full vaccination schedule to combat rising polio cases, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which has the highest number of infections this year.
- Health officials documented 71 polio cases in 2024, with the virus detected across about 90 districts, indicating a continued risk for children in areas with low vaccine acceptance.
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Polio eradication drive to start Sept 1
Environmental surveillance has detected wild poliovirus in a sewage sample from Hyderabad, according to a report of the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication, at the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad. The positive sample has been detected for the sixth time this year, under a monthly surveillance mechanism in which samples are collected from sewage pumping stations. The last positive sample was found in May. In light …
Polio cases rise in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh, bringing national total to 21 in 2025
A new polio case has been confirmed in both Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh, raising Pakistan’s total number of polio cases for the year to 21, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Pakistan, alongside Afghanistan, remains one of the last countries where polio is still endemic, despite ongoing global efforts to eradicate the virus. The NIH’s Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication confirmed the new cases: a six-year-old …
Pakistan reports two new polio cases, national tally reaches 21
Two new polio cases have been confirmed in Badin district of Sindh and Lower Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bringing the total number of polio cases in Pakistan to 21 in 2025, according to the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC). The NEOC said that a nationwide anti-polio vaccination campaign will begin on September 1. Parents have been urged to ensure their children under the age of five receive both polio drops and routine im…
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