Long way to go: Seventh case of polio emerges in Thatta

THATTA: Another case of polio, the seventh of this year, emerged in Dani Khadi village of Mirpur Bathoro tehsil. One-and-a-half year old Seema was rushed to the hospital after her legs stopped working. Tests confirmed that she was a victim of polio. According to the residents, health workers do not go to remote areas during polio-eradication campaigns.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 27^th, 2011.