Pakistan’s latest national polio eradication campaign of 2025 has reached its fifth day, with the National Emergency Operations Center (EOC) reporting that more than 42.2 million children were vaccinated in the first four days.
The campaign, which lasted almost a week and ran from December 15 to 21, mobilized more than 400,000 polio workers who visited homes across the country to administer drops to children under five.
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The campaign is being carried out in coordination with Afghanistan, the only other country where polio remains endemic.
According to the EOC, Punjab has the highest coverage with around 22.3 million children vaccinated, followed by Sindh with 9.4 million, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 6.69 million and Balochistan with 2.38 million.
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Over 714,000 children were vaccinated in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, while Islamabad covered 450,000 children and Gilgit-Baltistan 274,000, according to the EOC.
National EOCs have urged parents and communities to support polio workers and ensure children receive the vaccine, which protects against the incurable disease that can cause lifelong paralysis.
