The National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Monday that a new polio case has been confirmed in the Hyderabad region of Sindh, bringing the national box office to 27 this year, while seven cases in Sindh.
Pakistan is one of the last two countries in the world, and Afghanistan remains a place for polio. Despite global efforts to eliminate the virus, challenges such as security issues, vaccine hesitation and misinformation are still slowing down.
According to a statement from the NIH, “By finding, the total number of polio cases in Pakistan has reached 27, including 18 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 7 from Sindh, Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan has reached.”
“The national polio vaccination campaign was conducted in September 2025 in 88 regions, including Hyderabad,” the NIH added.
The NIH said the campaign gave “about 21 million children” exemptions.
The next polio immunization campaign will be held from October 13 to 19, aiming to target 45.5 million children.
“More than 400,000 dedicated frontline polio workers will go door-to-door to ensure every child is accessible,” the NIH said.
The new case comes a week after two fresh poliovirus cases Detected In KP South. In both, one case was found in Mir Ali Tehsil of North Waziristan, one of the 19-month-old infants, while the other was confirmed in an 11-month-old infant in Suleman of Lakki Marwat.
In 2024, the country Report There are at least 71 cases of polio, and the virus is found in about 90 regions.
Polio is a highly infectious and incurable disease that can lead to lifelong paralysis. The only effective protection is through the repetitive dose of polio vaccine for every child under five years of age in each exercise, and the timely completion of all basic immunity.
