Polio Updates and Media Releases

Latest News updates on the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme
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Government Urgently Appeals to Parents to Vaccinate Children as 4 New Polio Cases Reported 08 October 2024
Government warns of expanding public health risk with announcement of two new cases of polio from Zhob and Tank districts 02 October 2024
Govt urges repeated polio vaccination for children as Sindh reports two more cases 01 October 2024
Nearly 33 million children vaccinated in September polio campaign 28 September 2024
Urgent appeal to parents to vaccinate children as Pakistan reports 24th polio case 27 September 2024
Year’s 23rd polio case reported from Kohat prompting renewed calls for polio vaccination 26 September 2024
Pakistan Reports 22nd Polio Case of 2024, Urgent Call of Action for Parents and Caregivers 25 September 2024
Donors and development partners pledge support and resolve to eradicate polio in Pakistan 24 September 2024
Pakistan Reports Three New Polio Cases, including first from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2024 20 September 2024
18th Polio Case of 2024 Reported from Quetta 18 September 2024
Sewage samples from Sahiwal and Rahim Yar Khan test positive for poliovirus 09 September 2024
Pakistan reports 17th polio case from Islamabad 06 September 2024
WPV1 found in sewage samples of Attock and South Waziristan Lower 04 September 2024
16th polio case of 2024 reported from Hyderabad 22 August 2024
WPV1 found in sewage samples of Karak, Sujawal and Shaheed Benazirabad 22 August 2024
Pakistan reports 15th polio case from Kharan 20 August 2024
Polio Management Team Reviews Eradication Efforts and Emergency Action Plan 10 August 2024
Pakistan reports 14th polio case from Killa Saifullah 09 August 2024
13th polio case reported from Killa Abdullah 06 August 2024
Poliovirus paralyzes child in Chakwal 03 August 2024
Two polio cases reported from Jhal Magsi and Killa Abdullah 02 August 2024
Sewage samples from Bahawalpur positive for WPV1 30 July 2024
WPV1 found in sewage samples from Mirpur 29 July 2024
Sewage samples from Tank and Zhob tests positive for WPV1 24 July 2024
Sewage samples of previously infected districts test positive for WPV1 23 July 2024
Dadu sewage sample tests positive for WPV1 22 July 2024
Child paralyzed by poliovirus in Zhob 19 July 2024
Positive sewage sample reported from Hangu 19 July 2024
Pakistan delegation at IMB highlights government’s commitment to polio eradication 15 July 2024
Sewage samples of previously infected districts 09 July 2024