ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will launch a sub-national polio vaccination campaign in 97 districts across the country from November 2 to 8, targeting more than 23.9 million children under the age of five, it was reported on Wednesday.
According to the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), preparations have been completed in polio-affected districts across all four provinces, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Under the campaign, more than 9.27 million children will receive polio drops in 13 selected districts of Punjab, while 6.88 million children will be covered in 20 districts of Sindh.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the campaign will target over 4.8 million children across 27 districts, while more than 2.21 million children will be vaccinated in 31 districts of Balochistan.
The campaign will also cover more than 447,000 children in Islamabad, 183,000 in two selected districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and 153,000 children in three districts of Gilgit-Baltistan.
The initiative aims to protect children against poliovirus and strengthen efforts to eradicate polio across Pakistan.
