November drive targets polio-free future

Emphasis on polio eradication, declared national emergency in the country, remains the government’s top priority

PESHAWAR:

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Secretary of Health, Mahmood Aslam Wazir, emphasized the critical importance of every vaccination campaign as an opportunity to immunize all eligible children and halt the transmission of the poliovirus in the region. Urging parents and caregivers, he stressed the need for ensuring that every child receives the essential two doses of the life-saving anti-polio vaccine.

While inaugurating the November round of the anti-polio drive at Police Services Hospitals in the province, Wazir reiterated the government’s commitment to eradicating polio through sustained collective efforts and the active support of parents. He underlined the significance of interrupting virus transmission to protect children from lifelong disabilities.

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The inauguration event, held on Friday, saw the presence of Special Secretary Health for Polio Eradication, Coordinator Emergency Operations Center Abdul Basit, Deputy Coordinator EOC Zeeshan Khan, representatives from UNICEF, WHO, the health department, and other relevant officials.

Wazir emphasized that polio eradication, declared a national emergency in the country, remains the government’s top priority.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 25^th, 2023.