Two more cases have been reported, bringing the total number of children infected with polio this year to 52, highlighting the ongoing fight against the disease in Pakistan.
A three-year-old girl and a one-and-a-half-year-old child from Daraz Nanda Tehsil in Dera Ismail Khan are the most recent victims. This development underscores the continual difficulty in eliminating the virus, even with continuous vaccination campaigns.
There have been 13 cases reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 24 in Balochistan, 13 in Sindh, and one each in Punjab and Islamabad thus far.
In order to stop the spread and safeguard children who are at risk, health officials are calling for more vaccination efforts and community involvement.
