9th polio case reported in Balochistan's Zhob district; infants affected amid ongoing anti-polio campaigns.

Pakistan reports 9th polio case of 2024 in Balochistan's Zhob district, total cases rise to nine. The one and a half-year-old infant from Zhob's Union Council 2 in the Hassanzai area was confirmed to have contracted the poliovirus. The government has conducted six anti-polio campaigns this year and advises people to get their children administered anti-polio doses with multiple doses being the most effective way to prevent the disease.

July 20, 2024
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