Pakistan engages with Afghanistan to eradicate polio

Ariana News
Feb 03, 2025

Pakistan engages with Afghanistan to eradicate polio


Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that the government had been in contact with Afghanistan to eliminate polio.

Addressing a ceremony in Islamabad to launch Pakistan's campaign, he said they aim to immunise millions of children.

Shehbaz said: “We initiated the first polio eradication campaign of 2025 today.”

“Anti-polio teams will fulfil their duty by administering vaccine drops to children.”

Sharif revealed that only one polio case had been reported in January this year in Pakistan but stated: “I wish not a single case had emerged this year.”

He said that in collaboration with global organisations and partners, Pakistan would strive for polio eradication.