Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was informed on Thursday that, as a result of the dedicated anti-political campaigns at the national level, a single case of polio in the country had not been informed since February 10.
By chairing the review meeting on the eradication of polyomyelitis, the prime minister praised the efforts of relevant government institutions, international organizations and partners to be released from Pakistan.
He directed the relevant authorities to guarantee the conscience and mobilization of the community with respect to the anti-political campaign throughout the country.
“You must ensure that each child under five years of age is given the polyomyelitis vaccine during the anti-political campaign from April 21,” he added.
He stressed that, together with the campaign, the immunization of national routine for protection against other dangerous diseases must also be fully guaranteed.
“Despite the challenging conditions, the workers who participate in the anti-political campaign are playing a frontline role in the fight against this disease,” said Prime Minister Shehbaz, added that the entire nation, including himself, was proud of the workers of the workers.
During the meeting, the prime minister received information about the next campaign against the polio from April 21 to 27, during which the polyomyelitis vaccine will be administered.
A total of 415,000 polio workers will participate in this campaign nationwide. The meeting was also reported that, according to Prime Minister’s instructions, the validation of the third -party campaign will be completed from April 28 to April 30.
In addition, the monitoring of the cold chain of antipolium campaigns is being monitored under a digital system.
National Minister of Health Syed Mustafa Kamal, special representative of the Prime Minister on Polio Ayesha Raza Farooq, the Minister of Health of Sindh, Dr. Azra Fazal, main secretaries of the four provinces, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (ALE AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan, representatives of international partners and other relevant officials highlighted the meeting.
Two days ago, Kamal urged the public to reject the infused erroneous concepts about the polyomyelitis vaccine, saying that although diseases such as cancer have treatment options, the polio has no cure and can only be prevented through timely immunization, The news reported.
The minister said that Pakistan remains one of the only two countries in the world, along with Afghanistan, where polyomyelitis continues to circulate.
“We have reported six cases of polio so far this year. Many samples of wastewater in different regions are still positive for poliovirus,” he said.
He stressed that the next Drive Anti-Police, scheduled from April 21 to 27, would vaccinate more than 45 million children throughout the country. “More than 400,000 trained first -line workers will go to the door to administer oral polio falls. The government will guarantee its safety,” Kamal said.
The common myth that vaccination against polyomyelitis has religious implications or causes damage.
Kamal reaffirmed that this year’s campaign would synchronize with Afghanistan’s efforts, maximizing the impact on both borders. “For the first time this year, Pakistan and Afghanistan will begin and will end the Together Campaign. This is a significant movement.”
