KARACHI: Pakistan has confirmed two new poliovirus cases in Sindh, raising the nationwide tally to 29 for this year, the National Institute of Health (NIH) said on Monday.
According to the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC), the two cases, both girls, were reported in the Badin and Thatta districts.
The total number of cases in Pakistan this year includes 18 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, nine from Sindh, and one each from Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan.
“Authorities conducted a Sub-National Polio Vaccination Campaign across 88 districts in September, including Badin and Thatta,” according to the NEOC.
The campaign successfully reached nearly 21 million children under the age of five, it added.
The NEOC handout added that the next nationwide campaign will run from October 13 to 19 and aims to vaccinate around 45.4 million children under five.
“During the campaign, Vitamin A will also be administered alongside the oral polio vaccine (OPV) to boost children’s immunity levels. More than 400,000 dedicated frontline workers will go door-to-door to ensure that every eligible child receives this essential protection,” the NIH said.
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