It is the duty of every individual to spread awareness about the disease
KECH: Polio is a contagious viral disease that in its most severe form causes paralysis, difficulty in breathing and sometimes death. It has caused many deaths in our country both of children and adults.
It is a big issue not only in our country but in our neighbouring country Afghanistan as well, making us the only two countries still battling with the disease.
In Pakistan, most of the polio cases are reported in the province of Balochistan. Approximately 16,000 kids below the age of five are deprived of polio vaccines in the province as they are not present at home when the campaigns are conducted while 30-40 per cent remain without vaccination due to ignorance.
It is the duty of every individual to spread awareness about the disease among the common people so that our future generations are saved. What is important is to remove the misconceptions about polio vaccination. Why get carried away by misconceptions when knowing full well that the disease can cripple one forever and could even prove fatal.
Zeeshan Nasir
Published in The Express Tribune, November 3rd, 2018.
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