Pakistan confirmed its first polio case of 2026 after health authorities detected the virus in a four-year-old child from Bello Union Council in Sujawal District, Sindh. The case emerged through the national surveillance system and was later confirmed by laboratory testing at the National Institute of Health in Islamabad. Officials say the discovery highlights the […]
Pakistan polio case
Pakistan reports first polio case of 2026 in Sindh
Pakistan has reported its first case of wild poliovirus in 2026 after a four-year-old child in Sindh’s Sujawal district tested positive, the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) for Polio Eradication confirmed on Thursday. According to officials, the case was detected in Bello Union Council and identified through the country’s polio surveillance network. Laboratory confirmation was […]