Pakistan Polio Vaccination Campaign November 2026: 24 Million Children to Get Drops from 2 to 8 November
Pakistan's next polio vaccination campaign starts today, Monday, 2 November 2026. For one week, until Sunday, 8 November, vaccination teams will go door to door in 97 selected districts to give polio drops to nearly 24 million children under the age of five. If your child is under five, this week matters — even if they got drops in the last campaign. Polio has no cure, but it can be prevented, and every extra dose makes a child's protection stronger. Here is everything parents need to know. Polio Campaign November 2026: Key Dates and Numbers The campaign runs from 2 to 8 November 2026 in 97 selected high-risk districts across Pakistan. It is a sub-national campaign, which means it covers selected districts rather than every district in the country. According to the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), more than 200,000 frontline workers will take part, with the target of reaching nearly 24 million children under five — over 23.9 million, in the NEOC's own wordi...