Three more polio cases reported across Pakistan

Total number of polio this year reaches 93.


Web Desk July 16, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Three new polio cases have been reported in children from different areas of the country, Express News reported. 

Two of the affectees have been identified as 16-year-old Hajra from Khyber Agency and six-year-old Habiba from Peshwar. The third affectee is said to be from Sanghar.

The total number of polio cases in the country for the current year is 93.

Internally displaced persons (IDPs), relocating as a result of the operation in North Waziristan, will be part of polio campaigns and routine immunisation, which the federal and provincial governments are taking necessary steps for, said Express News correspondent Razia Khan.

 

 

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