Islamabad, May 25 -- Pakistan kicked off its third national polio immunisation campaign of 2025. The drive will be targeting over 45 million children under the age of five in a weeklong effort to eradicate the virus from the country.
The campaign, which runs from May 26 to June 1, was officially launched at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) in Islamabad by Prime Minister's Focal Person on Polio Eradication, Ayesha Raza Farooq. To mark the occasion, she administered oral polio and Vitamin A drops to children, reports Dawn.
Carried out in coordination with Afghanistan -- the only other country in the world where polio remains endemic, the campaign places special focus on high-risk areas, including border regions and mobile pop...