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Pakistan Records Ninth Polio Case in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
✍️ Telangana Today
🗓 06 Nov 2026, 11:34 AM
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Pakistan has reported its ninth polio case in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, raising concerns about the disease’s persistence in the region.
Pakistan’s Ministry of Health announced that the ninth polio case has been detected in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
This new case follows several earlier reports from the same province, underscoring that polio remains a public health concern in the region.
Health authorities, in coordination with the World Health Organization, are intensifying surveillance and continuing routine vaccination campaigns to prevent further outbreaks.
The report highlights the need for sustained high immunisation coverage to protect vulnerable populations and move closer to polio eradication.
This new case follows several earlier reports from the same province, underscoring that polio remains a public health concern in the region.
Health authorities, in coordination with the World Health Organization, are intensifying surveillance and continuing routine vaccination campaigns to prevent further outbreaks.
The report highlights the need for sustained high immunisation coverage to protect vulnerable populations and move closer to polio eradication.