Sindh reports two new polio cases to take countrywide tally to 29

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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed two new cases of poliovirus from Sindh’s Badin and Thatta districts, with both patients being young girls.

With the fresh cases, Pakistan’s total polio count in the ongoing year reaches to 29, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan reported.

According to the NIH, the new cases were detected in Badin and Thatta districts of Sindh.

With this new report, Sindh’s tally for 2025 has reached nine. The country-wide breakdown of the cases shows 18 cases reported in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, nine in Sindh, and one each in Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Polio is a highly infectious and incurable disease that can cause lifelong disability.

According to health experts, the only effective protection is repeated doses of the Oral Polio Vaccine for every child under the age of five, along with timely completion of routine immunizations.

Upcoming nationwide polio vaccination drive

The next countrywide polio vaccination drive will take place from October 13 to 19, targeting 45.4 million children up to the age of five.

Alongside OPV, Vitamin A supplements will also be administered to strengthen children’s immunity.

Over 400,000 trained and dedicated frontline workers will go door-to-door to ensure every eligible child receives protection.

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