{
  "id": 7943969,
  "title": "CM Murad asks authorities to boost polio vaccination across Sindh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/cm-murad-asks-authorities-to-boost-polio-vaccination-across-sindh",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-17T03:45:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2030454/cm-murad-asks-authorities-to-boost-polio-vaccination-across-sindh"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday reviewed the progress against poliovirus, noting that Sindh had reduced its polio burden from 23 cases in 2024 and nine in 2025 to just one case so far in 2026. However, environmental surveillance showed that the virus is still present in a few high-risk areas. Chairing a meeting of the Provincial Task Force (PTF) on Polio…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}