Karak women expel anti-polio teams


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DI KHAN:

Women in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s southern Karak district have driven anti-polio teams out of the region and are taking to the streets, braving the bitter cold, to protest the prolonged gas release in their area.

They announced a boycott of the anti-polio campaign throughout the area. Protesters carried gas bills and banners during their demonstration in the Seri Khwa area, declaring a boycott of the ongoing polio eradication campaign and expelling the anti-polio team from the region.

The women protesters claimed that their union council is a gas producing area, but they are deprived of supply. They added that with the arrival of winter the gas has completely disappeared.

Speaking to the media, the women expressed their frustration and said they were subjected to such hardships despite paying their bills on time.

They declared that the boycott of the anti-polio campaign would continue until supplies were restored.

It is worth noting that a seven-day anti-polio campaign is currently underway in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

The government has also decided to take action against parents who refuse to vaccinate their children in Peshawar and other parts of the province.

Additionally, on December 18, the Regional Reference Laboratory of the National Institute of Health confirmed four more cases of polio in Pakistan, bringing the total number of polio cases in the country this year to 64.

Polio remains a major public health problem, especially in regions such as Karak. Vaccinating children is crucial to protect them from permanent paralysis and even death caused by this debilitating virus. Polio mainly affects children under five years of age, making them the most vulnerable group.

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