Aseefa invites Maryam Nawaz, Reham Khan to join fight against polio
Aseefa emphasises need to address rehabilitation and care of polio victims, highlighting role of Rotary International
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KARACHI:
Rotary International Ambassador for Polio Aseefa Bhutto Zardari has invited Pakistan Muslim Leqague-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Maryam Nawaz and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief's wife Reham Khan to join hands and help accelerate polio eradication programmes across the country.
A Pakistan Peoples Party statement issued on Thursday stated that Aseefa resolved to raise awareness regarding the debilitating disease and to reach across party boundaries to strengthen advocacy for polio eradication.
Read: Parents of over 6,000 children in K-P refuse to inoculate children
Earlier, she was briefed on the polio situation and met Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah, the polio cell chairperson, provincial coordinator for polio and secretary health.
Read: India can help Pakistan in its fight against polio: Tarar
“While it’s important to address polio campaigns, it’s also import to address polio victims,” Aseefa tweeted later, highlighting that Rotary has been working towards this goal. “Packages for polio victims that Rotary provides include physiotherapy, surgery and rehabilitation.”
Rotary International Ambassador for Polio Aseefa Bhutto Zardari has invited Pakistan Muslim Leqague-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Maryam Nawaz and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief's wife Reham Khan to join hands and help accelerate polio eradication programmes across the country.
A Pakistan Peoples Party statement issued on Thursday stated that Aseefa resolved to raise awareness regarding the debilitating disease and to reach across party boundaries to strengthen advocacy for polio eradication.
Read: Parents of over 6,000 children in K-P refuse to inoculate children
Earlier, she was briefed on the polio situation and met Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah, the polio cell chairperson, provincial coordinator for polio and secretary health.
Read: India can help Pakistan in its fight against polio: Tarar
“While it’s important to address polio campaigns, it’s also import to address polio victims,” Aseefa tweeted later, highlighting that Rotary has been working towards this goal. “Packages for polio victims that Rotary provides include physiotherapy, surgery and rehabilitation.”