Over 2.25m children vaccinated in Lahore polio drive

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Apr, 2026) The ongoing anti-polio campaign in Lahore, launched under the vision of Punjab Chief Minister

Maryam Nawaz Sharif, has achieved significant progress, with over 2.254 million children

vaccinated during the first six days of the drive.

The progress was reviewed in a meeting co-chaired by Special Assistant to the Chief Minister

Uzma Kardar and Deputy Commissioner Lahore Muhammad Ali Ijaz. The meeting was attended

by ADCG, CEO Health, all Assistant Commissioners and DDHOs.

The meeting was briefed that polio teams visited over 1.57 million households to administer

drops to children under five years of age. During the first catch-up day, tracing of missed

children was carried out, while field surveillance would continue on the second catch-up

day to ensure maximum coverage.

The World Health Organization termed the campaign coverage satisfactory, while no errors

were reported in field operations.

Speaking on the occasion, Uzma Kardar stressed that benchmark targets must be achieved

at all costs, warning of accountability in case of failure. She directed DDHOs to ensure

strict field monitoring and reiterated that the campaign must be made successful in every

possible way.

DC Muhammad Ali Ijaz emphasized that accurate data reporting was crucial to present

the true picture of the campaign, adding that no child under five years of age should be

left unvaccinated. He urged citizens to cooperate with teams to ensure complete coverage.

Both officials highlighted that administering polio drops to every child under five was a

national responsibility, and the collective efforts of field staff and citizens were vital to

eradicate the disease.