{
  "id": 8625084,
  "title": "Over seven million children to be vaccinated against polio in KP this month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/over-seven-million-children-to-be-vaccinated-against-polio-in-kp-this",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-20T06:01:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2031202/over-seven-million-children-to-be-vaccinated-against-polio-in-kp-this-month"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has officially launched its September anti-polio campaign, targeting over seven million children across the province. The drive, which will run from September 21 to September 27, aims to vaccinate 7.3 million children with polio drops. Health Minister Khaliqur Rehman emphasized the importance of the campaign in eradicating the disease and thanked the chief secretary for his role in improving the campaign's effectiveness. The chief secretary highlighted the challenges in reaching children in areas with security concerns and the measures taken to improve healthcare facilities in these regions. The campaign's success will depend on the active participation of the public and media in raising awareness, particularly in underserved areas.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}