Countrywide polio campaign aiming to immunise 40 million children kicks off today
(WorldNews Pakistan)

A countrywide polio campaign aiming to inoculate 40 million children will begin in Pakistan today (Monday) and go on till September 25 (Friday). According to a statement issued by the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme, this is the first nationwide immunisation drive in the country since February after a four-month suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic. `The September nationwide polio campaign coincides with the recent news of Africa being certified as polio-free. With this development, Pakistan and Afghanistan are now the...