Today, the nationwide anti-polio campaign will begin in 143 designated districts.
The effort will vaccinate almost 44 million youngsters against polio.
The government is committed to providing the vaccine to all children up to age five, according to a video message from the Prime Minister’s Focal Person for Polio Eradication, Ayesha Raza Farooq.
She said that the polio vaccine is fully safe, effective, and free of charge.
Routine vaccination is essential to prevent this debilitating illness and other fatal illnesses, she said.
The courageous frontline polio workers who are working under trying conditions were honoured by Ayesha Raza.