CM orders security of polio teams

Appeals to people to cooperate with vaccinators

LAHORE:

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed the police and administration to make foolproof arrangements for the security of polio workers busy in an ongoing vaccination campaign in the province.

She said, "It is the responsibility of the government to ensure security of the workers participating in jihad against polio." She paid tribute to the services of all polio workers and urged them to work harder.

She added, "I appeal to the public to fully cooperate with the polio workers."

The chief minister noted, "Anti-polio vaccination is very important to save children from lifelong disability. It is our resolve to make Punjab completely polio-free."

She highlighted, "It is necessary to ensure an effective vaccination campaign at all entry points of the province."

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said, "Anti-polio vaccination of children traveling at railway stations and bus stands should also be ensured. The campaign should be monitored thoroughly in different cities of the province."

She said, "Cold-chain transportation should be ensured as per SOPs during the ongoing vaccination campaign in all districts."

She added that comprehensive and effective planning was necessary to eliminate poliovirus from environmental samples. "Special camps have been set up for anti-polio vaccination in hospitals and prominent places in Lahore and other cities," the chief minister added.