Syed Zahir Ali Shah said that polio was a national issue and the provincial government was utilising all its channels to combat the disease.
The PPP govt and its allied parties declared 2011 as polio eradication year, he said, adding that President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani were taking personal interest in the polio eradication campaign.
He argued that religious scholars and media can play vital roles in the anti-polio drive through their mediums by raising awareness about precautionary measures and treatment of the disease.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 1st, 2011.
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