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Pakistan Reports 13th Polio Case of 2025, TAG Calls for Improved Management and Vaccination Efforts

Strategic Insights

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Pakistan has reported its 13th polio case of 2025, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 13, including seven from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, four from Sindh, and one each from Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan. The new case was confirmed by the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health, and it marks the seventh polio case from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa this year. The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for Polio Eradication has concluded its review of Pakistan's anti-polio efforts, offering strategic guidance to address key barriers to ending polio.

Key Takeaways:

  • Pakistan has reported 13 polio cases in 2025, including 7 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 4 from Sindh, and 1 each from Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan.
  • The new case was confirmed by the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health.
  • The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for Polio Eradication has concluded its review of Pakistan's anti-polio efforts, offering strategic guidance to address key barriers to ending polio.
  • The review meeting in Islamabad brought together national and international experts for detailed discussions, assessing polio eradication activities over the past six months.
  • TAG's latest recommendations emphasized improving management, campaign quality, vaccination of mobile and missed children, capacity building of frontline workers, monitoring and evaluation, and surveillance.
  • The review came at a crucial time, as Pakistan grapples with a resurgence of wild poliovirus, with 74 cases in 2024 and 13 cases as of June 27, 2025.

Statistics:

  • 13 polio cases reported in Pakistan in 2025 (as of June 27)
  • 7 polio cases from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2025
  • 4 polio cases from Sindh in 2025
  • 1 polio case from Punjab in 2025
  • 1 polio case from Gilgit-Baltistan in 2025
  • 74 polio cases reported in Pakistan in 2024
  • 6 polio cases reported in Pakistan in 2023

Sources:

  • Officials at the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health
  • Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal
  • Prime Minister's Focal Person for Polio Eradication Ayesha Raza Farooq
  • WHO, Rotary International, CDC, Unicef, Gates Foundation, and Gavi (as mentioned in the original text)

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