October 26, 2026
Peshawar Begins Polio Drive for 1.11 Million Children
A six-day drive targets 1,111,107 children across 48 high-risk union councils, with 1,728 teams and 1,383 social mobilisers deployed.
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June 26, 2026
Measles Kills 71 Children in Pakistan in Four Months as Vaccination Gaps Widen
A measles outbreak has claimed 71 young lives across Pakistan in the first four months of 2026, with Sindh recording the highest toll amid a deepening "zero-dose" immunisation crisis.
WHO to train 140,000 Pakistani health workers for measles and rubella vaccination campaign
Health workers attend a WHO-led training session on measles and rubella campaign in Balochistan province, Pakistan. Photo Source: — POU The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that it is working with the government of Pakistan to train over 140,000 health workers for an upcoming national measles and rubella (MR) vaccination campaign aimed at protecting 35.4 million children aged 6 to 59 months. The preventive action – scheduled for 17 to 29 November 2025 – will complement routine vaccination efforts and address an immunity gap that could otherwise put more than 6.7 million children under 5 at high risk of
Pakistan has set the first national vaccination move against cancer
A healthcare management gives a dose of vaccine to a person in Los Angeles, California, USA, January 29th 2022. Vaccination campaign to target 13 million girls. Girls, aged 9 to 14 years, to get a dose jab. Pakistan for vaccination of 18 meters of girls over the next 3 years. Pakistan will launch its first HPV national vaccination campaign from September 15 to September 27, marking a significant step in the country’s efforts to prevent cervical cancer-the second most common cancer among women at national level. According to The newsThe campaign will target about 13 million girls, aged 9 to
July 15, 2025
Help cuts, misinformation threaten the progress of child vaccination: UN
Oliver Harris, 9 months, screams after receiving a vaccine against Koronai’s disease (COVID-19) at Northwell Health’s Cohen Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York, USA, June 22, 2022. Global infant vaccination levels have stabilized after shrinking during the Covid crisis, the UN said on Tuesday, but warned that misinformation and drastic reinforcement cuts deepen dangerous gaps and pose. In 2024, 85% of infants worldwide, or 109 million, had received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP), with the third dose serving as a key indicator to cover global immunization This marked an increase in a
July 12, 2025
Emergency vaccination movements during restaurants
A nurse from Save the Children prepares to grant vaccines to Somalia’s internal displaced children in Baidoa, southwestern Somalia, June 25 2025. – Reuters Emergency vaccination during restaurants such as cholera, Ebola and measles, during the last quarter of the century, reduce deaths from such diseases by almost 60%, according to a new study. A similar number of infections is also believed to have been prevented, and billions of euros have been created in an estimated economic benefit. The GAVI vaccine alliance, which supported the study, said it worked with researchers at the Australian Burnet Institute to provide the world
Nearly 38,000 parents in Karachi denied the vaccination of polio in May: EOC
This photo taken on October 5, 2024 shows that a health worker (R) managing polio falls on a child during a vaccination campaign from door to door from door to peshawar door. – AFP Elimination of polio requires constant support from parents, says EOC. District Central had 7,141 denials, while Kemari saw 7,111 in May: EOC The rate of denial during the campaign against polio remains constant challenge. Karachi: The Emergency Business Center (EOC) reported on Monday that the rate of refusal of vaccination was increased in the karachi, with at least 37,711 parents lowering the polio vaccine in May.
Thousands of children lose vaccination of polio in karachi
The polio vaccine drops are administered to a child in an urban clinic in Peshawar, Pakistan, July 11, 2019 – Reuters The target that has vaccinated over 2.19 million children. The teams managed to reach 1.91 million children. 92,600 parents reject the administration of drops of polio. Karachi: A significant number of children in the karachi remained incompatible during the city’s polio elimination campaign as thousands of parents refused to manage the vaccine to their children, sources revealed. According to data provided by sources at the National Emergency Business Center (EOC), at least 92,628 parents transferred the falls of polio
AJK Polio Heroe Heroes Weather Fatification Conditions for Children’s Vaccination
Health workers walk in snow during a polio vaccination movement in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, 04 February 2025. – AFP Health workers are fighting this week to grant polio vaccinations at Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), as cases have increased at national level last year. Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan are the only countries where polio is endemic and fighters have been targeted for decades vaccine groups and their security attendants. A police officer guarding polio vaccists in the northwest was shot by fighters on Monday, on the first day of the weekly annual campaign after a group of ambassador in
New polio vaccination drive begins today in worst-hit Balochistan
A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child during a polio vaccination campaign in Hyderabad on February 26, 2024. — APP The critical polio campaign will last seven days. EOC spox urges parents to ensure children are vaccinated. 2.6 million children under the age of five will be vaccinated. The government is set to launch a crucial seven-day polio campaign today (December 30) in Balochistan to vaccinate over 2.6 million children under the age of five against the paralytic polio virus. Pakistan has witnessed an alarming rise in the spread of the polio virus and reported 67 cases
