2025’s 7th polio case reported from Torghar district of KP
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Seventh polio case of the year reported from Torghar district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Wednesday.
This is the second polio case from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the seventh case from Pakistan at large this year.
The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed the polio case from District Torghar of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC) 21st to 27th national polio campaign is underway across the country.
More than 45 million children are being administered polio drops during the campaign.
It is mandatory to administer polio drops to your children up to 5 years of age during every campaign.
Extra doses of polio vaccine protect children from lifelong disabilities.
The second nationwide (NID) Polio campaign of the year is currently in progress in the country from April 21 to 27, aiming to vaccinate 45.4 million children under the age of five across the country.
This will be followed by another nationwide campaign from May 26 to June 1.
District Torghar is included in both these vaccination campaigns, along with all other districts of the country.
The Programme is making an urgent appeal to parents to ensure your children receive repeated doses of the polio vaccine to protect them from the crippling poliovirus.
The ongoing polio campaign is a critical opportunity to safeguard children against this disease.
Reporter: Babar Shehzad