PML-Q will formulate teams to conduct door-to-door awareness campaigns on the importance of polio drops, says Naz. PHOTO: FILE
In an ongoing campaign to eradicate polio from the country, the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) has ensured commitment to the cause by busting myths about vaccination. The party is also committed to supporting legislation of universal access to necessary routine of immunisation programmes and primary health.
This was the crux of a briefing session on “Enhancing the Effectiveness of Anti-Polio Vaccination Programme” organised by Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency on Wednesday.
Syed Faqir Hussain Bukhari, central senior vice president of the party, said that the party members can remove misperceptions by publically administrating polio drops to the children.
Meanwhile, PML-Q Women Wing General Secretary Fouzia Naz, said the party will formulate teams to conduct door-to-door awareness campaigns on the importance of polio drops. She cited the fatwas in favour of polio vaccines given by prominent religious scholars including Imam-e-Kaba.
However, she said the party’s health policy is still underway but it will be designed to address all the health issues which are affecting the lives of people of the country.
PML-Q Senior Vice President Ajmal Khan Wazir told The Express Tribune that considering the poor economic condition of the country, his party does not make tall claims of increasing the health budget. However, he added, they can ensure that the total budget to be allocated for the health sector will be utilised in a transparent and effective manner.
“Increasing budget for any sector is not a solution to address the issues. Success depends only on proper utilisation of the allocated amount in the budget,” he said.
He further said his party is looking forward to support the legislation for universal access to necessary routine immunisation programmes and primary health. “Lives of millions of children under the age of five could be saved by improving routine immunisation which always remained ignored,” he said.
UNICEF Communications Specialist Azmat Abbas, said that political parties can ensure polio is a part of their party’s manifesto and lobby for commitment from their party’s leadership for continuity during the coming election period and beyond.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 7th, 2013.
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