Polio campaign in Peshawar spans 78 high-risk union councils

WHO teams are helping deliver polio drops and injectable booster doses in 78 high-risk union councils of Peshawar and Khyber to curb virus spread.

WHO is supporting a special polio vaccination drive in high-risk areas of Peshawar and Khyber.

More than 900,000 children up to 10 years of age are to be protected.

Polio drops and an injectable polio vaccine booster are being given.

The drive covers 78 high-risk union councils across the two districts.

The aim is to strengthen immunity and slow poliovirus transmission in vulnerable areas.

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