PESHAWAR: On the final day of Pakistan’s last National Polio Campaign of 2025, the National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) reported that over 44.3 million children under five have been vaccinated across the country during the six-day drive.
According to the national emergency operation centre, vaccination for the year 2025 was conducted nationwide where in Punjab approximately 22.9 million children under five have been vaccinated, while in Sindh 10.4 million children, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa around 7.1 million children were vaccinated in the national drive.
According to EOC nearly 2.55 million children from Balochistan, 450,000 million children from Islamabad, in Gilgit Baltistan over 274,000 and 714,000 children from Azad Jammu and Kashmir children vaccinated during the drive.
The polio campaign is being conducted simultaneously in Pakistan and Afghanistan, aiming to ensure no child under five is left unvaccinated.
Parents and communities are urged to welcome polio workers at their doorsteps and ensure that every child under five receives the polio drops.
For assistance or to contact the polio team, parents can call 1166 or send a WhatsApp message to 0346-7776546, the EOC said.
This drive is part of Pakistan’s ongoing efforts to eradicate polio and protect children from the disease nationwide.
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