Quetta (Staff Report) – A seven-day anti-polio campaign will begin across 26 districts of Balochistan from September 1, 2025, targeting vaccination of nearly 2.2 million children under the age of five.
According to the Coordinator of the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Balochistan, Inam ul Haq, all arrangements for the campaign have been finalized. A total of 8,933 teams will take part, including 652 fixed teams and 459 transit teams, to ensure that children in both urban and remote areas receive polio drops.
The campaign will be carried out in Quetta, Pishin, Killa Abdullah, Chaman, Khuzdar, Dera Bugti, Jaffarabad, Lasbela, Zhob, Ziarat and several other districts of the province.
Highlighting the importance of the drive, Inam ul Haq said that polio is a crippling and incurable disease, and urged parents to ensure that their children are vaccinated. He emphasized that “even if one child is left unvaccinated, all children remain at risk.”
He also appealed to teachers, religious leaders, and civil society members to raise awareness and mobilize communities for the success of the campaign. Alongside polio drops, he reminded parents of the importance of routine immunization to protect children against 12 deadly diseases such as measles, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, and diphtheria.
“Protecting children’s health is a shared responsibility. Every dose of vaccine is a step towards a polio-free future,” he added.
