KARACHI: Sindh has administered more than 7.1 million polio vaccinations during the November anti-polio campaign, achieving over 98 percent of its household vaccination target, according to the Sindh Emergency Operations Centre (EOC).
The figures were presented during a post-campaign review meeting chaired by Sindh Health Minister Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho, attended by core members of the Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI), Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI), and development partners.
According to the Sindh EOC, more than 7.43 million household visits were conducted across the province during the campaign, resulting in the vaccination of over 5.93 million children through household visits.
An additional 1.16 million children were vaccinated at schools, in streets, and at fixed and transit vaccination points, bringing the total number of vaccinations administered through household and other activities to more than 7.1 million.
In Karachi alone, over 2.3 million children received polio vaccines through household visits, while nearly 500,000 additional children were vaccinated through schools, street-based activities, and fixed and transit vaccination points.
The Sindh EOC attributed the campaign's progress to the dedication of frontline polio workers, vaccinators, healthcare teams, and communities working together to protect children against the crippling disease.
Officials said targeted follow-up activities and routine immunisation efforts would continue to reach children who remained unvaccinated.
Meanwhile, EPI teams are conducting special vaccination activities in 121 priority union councils across all seven districts of Karachi from November 10 to 14 to ensure that children who missed routine immunisation receive their required vaccines.
Health authorities urged parents to complete their children's routine immunisation schedules and ensure that no vaccine dose is missed.
The Sindh EOC also encouraged citizens to report missed children or seek vaccination-related information through the national polio helpline 1166 or WhatsApp number 03467776546.
