- COAS, first strike off nationwide anti-polio campaign by administering a vaccine children
RAWALPINDI: chief of Army Headquarters (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Polio drops introduced on Friday children as a nationwide fight against polio campaign was launched among more more than a dozen cases in country since May.
COAS Qamar Javed Bajwa visited the National Emergency Operations Center and administered polio drops children encourage parents countrywide join in campaign against crippling disease.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also nationwide polio vaccination begins drive with aim to eradicate the crippling disease from the country.
According to the details, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif was kicked out. off antipolio drive by injecting drops of polio vaccine children under five years old of age in the prime minister’s house.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, Federal Minister for Health Abdul Qadeer Patel, Information Minister Marrium Aurangzeb and representatives of The ceremony was attended by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Speaking on On this occasion, the Prime Minister promised to rid the country of polio, which he said children in some areas.
He called parents don’t miss the opportunity to get them children injected polio drops and support in governments goal make Pakistan polio free.
prime minister expressed Pakistan’s commitment to polio eradication and stressed role of in government leaders, healthcare professionals and parents to ensure that the disease never paralyzed the child jointly.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif urged the federal, provincial and district governments to resolve challenges of constantly missed children as well as also encourage people increasing awareness of gravity of situation.
He regretted that polio one of several countries in in world where polio was still considered an endemic viral infection. He called parents don’t miss the opportunity to get them children injected polio drops and support in governments goal make Pakistan polio free.
He said keeping up momentum and staying vigilant, Pakistan will be able to win in challenge of eradication of poliomyelitis.
He paid tribute polio workers for tirelessly carrying out in drive in remote areas despite challenges including the resistance and rejection of some community members.
