Overview

• The NIH confirmed infections in a 16-month-old from Union Council Mullazai in Tank and a 24-month-old from Union Council Miran Shah-3 in North Waziristan.
• This year’s total includes 15 cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, six in Sindh, and one each in Punjab and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan.
• Pakistan and Afghanistan remain the only countries with endemic wild poliovirus.
• Poliovirus was found in 36% of sewage samples across 87 districts in July, indicating transmission beyond detected cases.
• Officials report ongoing vaccination drives through National and Provincial EOCs, with a nationwide campaign scheduled for September 1–7 and a focused effort in southern KP from September 15.