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Faras Ghani

HISTORICAL FACTS: Will pakistan ever be able to eradicate polio | History Defined

Since 2015, Pakistan has reported 357 polio cases, including six this year [Faras Ghani/Al Jazeera]

Health workers have begun a campaign to vaccinate 9.5 million children against polio in 41 districts in Pakistan this week. This latest round of a national vaccination drive will include Islamabad and focus particularly on areas where polio-positive sewage samples have been found.

The anti-polio drive will be launched in 16 districts of Balochistan, 11 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, eight districts of Sindh, and five districts of Punjab, according to local media.

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