The National Institute of Health has confirmed two new cases of poliovirus from Sindh, which raised Pakistan’s total polio counting in 2025 so far to 29, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported. According to NIH, the new cases were detected in Badin and the Thatta districts, where both patients were young girls.
With this confirmation, Sindh’s figures for the year have reached nine cases, while the nationwide collapse shows 18 cases in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, nine in Sindh, and one in Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Polio is a very infectious and incurable disease that can cause lifelong disability. Health experts emphasize that the only effective protection is repeated doses of the oral polio vaccine for each child under five, along with timely ending of routine immunizations.
In September, the National Emergency Operations Center for Polio -Exposure carried out an immunization campaign over 88 districts, including Badin and Thatta, successfully reaching and inoculating nearly 21 million children.
Nationwide polio -vaccination drive from October 13 to 19
The next nationwide polio vaccination drive will take place from 13 to 19 October and target 45.4 million children up to five years.
Alongside UPV, A -Vitamin supplements are also administered to strengthen children’s immunity.
Over 400,000 trained and dedicated front line workers go door to door to ensure that any justified child gets protection.
Officials emphasized that polio extinction requires a collective responsibility. While frontline workers play a critical role in the delivery of vaccines, parents and carers must ensure that their children receive polio drops every time the campaign is launched, they said.
They called for societies, teachers, religious leaders and the media to support vaccination efforts, remove incorrect information and encourage families to have their children vaccinated.
The health authorities confirmed Pakistan’s obligation to eradicate polio and emphasize that the United effort is important to secure a poliofri future for each child in the country.
