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Health minister launches last nationwide polio campaign of 2025, notes declines in cases in Pakistan

The campaign aims to immunize 45.5 million children with support from over 400,000 frontline workers to reduce polio cases from 74 last year to 30 this year, officials said.

Summary by Dawn
Health Minister Mustafa Kamal on Thursday launched the last nationwide polio campaign of 2025 aiming to vaccinate over 45 million children against the crippling disease, noting that the number of cases in the country had reduced in comparison to last year. Pakistan is one of the last two countries in the world, alongside Afghanistan, where polio remains endemic. So far, the country has recorded 30 polio cases, with the highest number of cases in…

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Dawn broke the news in Pakistan on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
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