Pakistan Confirms 13th Polio Case of 2024 in KP’s Tank District

Pakistan has reported its 13th polio case of the year, with a 30-month-old child in Tank district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, diagnosed with the virus. The child had not received any oral polio vaccine doses. Tank has now reported four polio cases in 2024. Officials warn that persistent vaccine refusal and inaccessibility in high-risk areas continue to hamper eradication efforts. The government urges increased public cooperation as the virus remains endemic in certain regions, posing a threat to national health security.