Health workers in Azad Jammu Kashmir are enduring harsh winter conditions to administer polio vaccinations, despite threats and freezing temperatures as low as -6°C.
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Pakistan and Afghanistan remain the only countries where polio is endemic, with militants targeting vaccination teams. A police officer was recently killed while guarding a team in northwest Pakistan.
Despite the dangers, vaccinators continue their efforts, aiming to immunize 750,000 children nationwide. Misinformation and security risks remain major hurdles in the fight to eradicate polio.
