Pakistan’s sub-national polio vaccination campaign entered its seventh and final day on Sunday, with more than 28.1 million children vaccinated during the first six days, according to the National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC).
The campaign is being conducted in selected districts across the country, with more than 273,000 polio workers visiting households to administer oral polio vaccine to children.
According to the National EOC, around 7.992 million children have been vaccinated in selected districts of Punjab, while 10.069 million children have received the vaccine across 30 selected districts of Sindh.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, more than 7.174 million children have been vaccinated in 37 selected districts, while over 2.288 million children have received the vaccine in 32 districts of Balochistan.
The campaign has also covered more than 443,000 children in Islamabad and approximately 140,000 children in two selected districts of Gilgit-Baltistan.
The National EOC urged parents and communities to cooperate with vaccination teams, stressing that polio is incurable but can be prevented through vaccination.
It advised parents to ensure that every child under five receives two drops of the polio vaccine during the campaign.
