Pakistan will ‘launch’ first nationwide anti-polio campaign of 2025 from next month.
As per details, the anti-polio drive will be launched from February 3 to 9. It will target over 4.54 million children across the country.
Sources privy to the development said that a three-day campaign with two additional catch-up days will be carried out in general areas of the country.
A five-day campaign followed by two catch-up days, featuring community-based vaccinations and deployment of special mobile teams in the sensitive areas, sources within NEOC said.
Over 450,000 workers will be mobilized for the effort.
In 2024, Pakistan reported 73 polio cases and collected over 480 polio-positive sewage samples nationwide, underscoring the critical need for comprehensive vaccination campaigns.
