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In 2025, WHO supported the @GovtofPakistan to conduct 5 nationwide polio vaccination campaigns and 7 targeted drives, protecting over 45M children from paralytic polio. All evidence & science is telling us that, together, we can #EndPolio in Pakistan & worldwide. pic.twitter.com/QcJ507T3dQ— WHO Pakistan (@WHOPakistan) January 16, 2026
Key Highlights
- WHO Director-General Dr Tedros reaffirms full commitment to making Pakistan polio-free.
- Discussions focus on large-scale vaccination campaigns in Pakistan and Afghanistan, plus stronger links between polio and routine immunisation programmes.
- Pakistan’s 2025 polio cases rise to 31 after a new wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case confirmed in North Waziristan.
- First nationwide polio campaign of 2026 set for February 2–8, targeting over 45 million children under five.
- Emphasis on community cooperation, countering misinformation, and ensuring every child gets repeated oral polio vaccine doses.
The meeting identified priorities for the 2026 roadmap, including real-time expert guidance to fix local issues, better social and behaviour change communication, and continued global backing for the national ‘Roadmap to Zero Polio’.
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During Pakistan’s ongoing engagement with the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, Ms. Sarah Ahmed highlighted the significant progress made by the State of Pakistan towards polio eradication. She noted that poliovirus transmission has been geographically contained, with no… pic.twitter.com/slDVjfXDxj
— National Commission on The Rights of Child (NCRC) (@NCRC_Pakistan) January 16, 2026
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