Overview

• The NEOC scheduled National Immunization Days for October 13–19 to deliver oral polio drops and Vitamin A to about 45.4 million under‑five children with more than 400,000 health workers going door to door.
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will run the campaign in two phases, with most districts starting October 13 and South KP operating October 20–23, deploying 35,248 vaccinators and around 50,000 security personnel.
• Provinces reported final readiness, including Sindh targeting 10.6 million children with over 80,000 workers and Balochistan planning to reach more than 2.6 million through 11,144 teams.
• Lahore announced a separate Fractional Inactivated Polio Vaccine campaign for November 3–12 across 122 high‑risk union councils to provide longer‑lasting protection.
• India began a parallel Pulse Polio round in Telangana from October 12–15 across six districts, with 1.64 million children vaccinated on day one and door‑to‑door follow‑ups planned for those missed.