The final nationwide anti-polio campaign of 2025 has concluded successfully, with more than 44.6 million children vaccinated across Pakistan, marking a significant step in the country\u2019s ongoing efforts to eradicate the disease.
\nAccording to the National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), the campaign, conducted from December 15 to December 21, 2025, achieved its targets nationwide.
\nOfficial figures released by the National EOC show that approximately 22.9 million children were administered polio drops in Punjab, while around 10.6 million children were vaccinated in Sindh.
\nIn Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, more than 7.15 million children received the vaccine, whereas over 2.58 million children were covered in Balochistan.
\nIn the federal capital Islamabad, more than 450,000 children were vaccinated.
\nMeanwhile, around 274,000 children in Gilgit-Baltistan and over 714,000 children in Azad Jammu and Kashmir were administered polio drops.
\nThis year\u2019s efforts come against the backdrop of notable progress in containing the virus, with **30 wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases reported in Pakistan throughout 2025**\u2014a reduction from 74 cases in 2024\u2014according to data from the Pakistan Polio Eradication Initiative and global tracking reports.
\nThe National EOC expressed gratitude to parents, civil administration, law enforcement agencies, and polio workers for the successful completion of the campaign. It said that polio workers and security personnel who performed duties during the campaign are the true heroes of the nation.
\nThe authorities reaffirmed their commitment to eradicating polio from Pakistan through sustained and coordinated efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The final nationwide anti-polio campaign of 2025 has concluded successfully, with more than 44.6 million children vaccinated across Pakistan, marking a significant step in the country\u2019s ongoing efforts to eradicate the disease. According to the National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), the campaign, conducted from December 15 to December 21, 2025, achieved its targets nationwide. Official […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":490373,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-521437","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n