The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department has made the meningitis vaccine mandatory for international travel, issuing instructions to all district health officers to enforce the rule.

According to the department’s letter, travellers from certain countries must receive the vaccine under the International Health Regulations 2005.

Permission to travel abroad will not be granted if the vaccination is not administered before departure.

District health officers have been instructed to ensure vaccinations are provided and to immediately issue vaccine certificates to international travellers.

Certificates must include the vaccine company, batch number, and expiration date.

The health department emphasised that arranging the vaccination will be the personal responsibility of the traveller.