Mobilizing 400,000 WHO-trained polio workers to vaccinate 45 million children in Pakistan

Mobilizing 400,000 WHO-trained polio workers to vaccinate 45 million children in Pakistan

olio worker Rabia (right) in Upper Chitral during the national campaign conducted in Pakistan from 2-8 February 2026. Photo credit: WHO Pakistan 11 February 2026, Islamabad – “We climb mountains and walk through the snow for hours with great difficulty. There is also a risk of snow falling on us from the mountains. Yet we do not give up. We reach our assigned area to vaccinate all children and protect them from polio,” says Rabia, a polio worke…