Polio Eradication in Pakistan, Challenges and Preventive Measures
Polio is an acute paralytic disease that primarily affects children under five years of age. It is caused by a single-stranded RNA virus known as poliovirus (PV), classified into three serotypes. Since 1988, the World Health Organization’s Global Polio Eradication Program has reduced polio cases worldwide by 99.9%. Over 33 years, this effort has vaccinated