- The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of the first wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case of 2025.
- On Wednesday, January 22, 2025, the lab confirmed one polio case from DI Khan. The onset of the case was on 7 January 2025, making it the first WPV1 case of 2025.
- DI Khan is one of the important districts of South KP having 11 polio cases in 2024.
- Last year in 2024, a total of 73 cases were reported. Of these, 27 were from Balochistan, 22 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 22 from Sindh, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
- Polio is a paralyzing disease that has no cure. Multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five is essential to provide children high immunity against this terrible disease.
- The Pakistan Polio Program conducts multiple mass vaccination drives in a year, bringing the vaccine to children at their doorsteps, while the Expanded Program on Immunization provides vaccinations against 12 childhood disease free of charge at health facilities. Considering the intense polio outbreak, it is crucial for parents to ensure vaccination for all their children under the age of five to keep them protected.
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