Overview
- Provincial emergency operations centres held World Polio Day events over Friday and Saturday that publicly honoured frontline vaccinators, with 10 workers given certificates on stage and 60 others receiving appreciation gifts.
- The EOC and Khyber Medical University used the Peshawar observance to formally recommit to polio eradication and to strengthen routine immunisation in the province.
- Officials urged parents to give every child under five polio drops during every campaign and stressed digital tracking of missed children as a practical tool to identify and follow up with unvaccinated children.
- Speakers emphasised listening to parents, engaging community elders and religious leaders, and respectful communication to address vaccine hesitancy and counter misinformation in hard-to-reach areas.
- International partners including UNICEF, WHO, Rotary and the Gates Foundation attended the events and pledged continued technical and operational support for high-quality vaccination campaigns and surveillance.