Pakistan plans an emergency vaccination drive after the first polio case was reported in the capital in 16 years amid a surge in other parts of the country, officials said on September 7. More than 33 million children under the age of 5 would be vaccinated in the door-to-door drive starting on September 9, polio chief Ayesha Raza said, as the total new cases this year rose to 17. The southwestern province of Balochistan, which borders Afghanistan and Iran, has been the worse-affected region this year, with 12 new cases, national data shows.
Alarm In Pakistan As First Polio Case Reported In Capital In 16 Years
A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Karachi in June.