Sometimes, only the cry of war against a common enemy seems to unite this nation.
SYDNEY: This is with reference to the story “Polio-endemic countries: Pakistan tops list with 72 cases this year” (December 5). News items like this one make my blood boil. Why can’t we eradicate polio despite all the help we receive from the United Nations, foreign and local NGOs and other health agencies?
Are we that indifferent to the sufferings of our own countrymen that we can’t seem to get our act together in order to erase this deadly virus, which has the potential of affecting not only us Pakistanis but also people all over the world as evidenced by the strains found in Syria? Come on Pakistan, let us get our act together for once. Think of the current situation as a war with an enemy country as we all need to come together to eradicate this menace. Sometimes, only the cry of war against a common enemy seems to unite this nation.
Natasha Syed
Published in The Express Tribune, December 6th, 2013.
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