Punjab to Launch Provincewide Polio Drive Targeting 23.3 Million Children

Overview

• Punjab health authorities will field more than 200,000 vaccinators and supervisors to reach children under five across the province.
• Lahore, labeled a high-risk reservoir, will run a seven-day round, while other districts plan four-day rounds.
• District plans spell out staffing and targets, with Gujrat aiming to vaccinate 457,259 children using 5,169 personnel that include 122 stationed and 39 transit teams, plus a catch-up day.
• Children will receive oral polio drops together with vitamin A supplements during the drive.
• Leaders emphasized the role of thousands of female frontline workers and youth volunteers in building trust at the doorstep, noting Pakistan remains one of two countries where wild poliovirus still circulates.