ISLAMABAD — Pakistan launched its first nationwide polio campaign of 2026 on Monday. The drive aims to protect 45 million children under five. It marks a critical step in the country’s final push to eradicate polio. The week-long campaign will run from February 2 to 8 across 159 districts nationwide. Prime Minister’s Focal Person Ayesha […]
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WHO backs Pakistan’s final polio push
WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reaffirmed full support for a polio-free Pakistan. He praised Pakistan’s strong political commitment to eradicate the virus. He expressed confidence during a high-level meeting in Geneva. The assurance came after talks with polio focal person Ayesha Raza Farooq. She briefed Dr Tedros on progress and remaining challenges. She highlighted […]
PM Imran says efforts underway to make Pakistan polio free
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said the government was making earnest efforts to make Pakistan a polio-free country despite the challenges in the wake of COVID-19 crisis. In a telephonic conversation with Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the prime minister discussed the ongoing polio eradication campaign in […]
Sindh to start anti-polio campaign from June 7
KARACHI: The anti-polio campaign is being launched in Sindh from June 7th till the 13th, and in this seven-day long campaign, 9.4 million children in all 30 districts of the province will be vaccinated against the polio virus. Regarding the polio campaign, a meeting of the Provincial Task Force for Polio Eradication was held at […]
Polio vaccination campaign starts across Pakistan today
A polio vaccination campaign has commenced today (Monday) and will be carried out across the country under strict SOPs. According to the sources, around 20 million children in the age bracket 2 to 5 years will be vaccinated against polio during the five-day drive in Punjab. Spokesperson Punjab Health Department informed that one hundred twenty […]
Every effort would be made to make Pakistan a polio-free country: PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a meeting of National Task Force on Polio Eradication in Islamabad on Friday and directed to make every effort to make Pakistan a polio-free country. Minister for Health Amir Mehmood Kiani, Governor KP Shah Farman, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah, Gilgit Baltistan […]
Govt committed to polio-free Pakistan: PM Khan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said his government was fully committed to ending polio in the country. In his message on World Polio Day, the Prime Minister expressed confidence that the goal of polio eradication would be achieved to ensure health of the country’s children. “I am confident, together with our people, we will […]