Polio rising in Pakistan ahead of new vaccination campaign

Health workers have been administering polio vaccines in Peshawar (AP)

Polio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign in Pakistan, where violence targeting health workers and the police protecting them has hampered years of efforts toward making the country polio-free.

Since January, health officials have confirmed 39 new polio cases in Pakistan, compared to only six last year, according to Anwarul Haq of the National Emergency Operation Center for Polio Eradication.