PM launches anti-polio campaign, urges public cooperation

Islamabad: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the national anti-polio campaign by administering polio drops to children at the Prime Minister’s House.

The PM has appealed to citizens for cooperation and said that the eradication of polio is essential for the safe future of children.

In this regard, all parents are requested to vaccinate their children against polio and cooperate fully with the anti-polio team. With collective cooperation, we will soon control this scourge of polio.

Added to that, the anti-polio campaign will continue until April 27.

Earlier, Pakistan on Tuesday reported three additional cases of polio with number of cases surging to 59 this year.

The National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) confirming the development stated that the new cases were reported from Dera Ismail Khan, Karachi’s Keamari district, and Kashmore.

Dera Ismail Khan has seen a total of eight polio cases this year, while Karachi’s Keamari district has recorded three cases so far.

This marks the first polio case reported in Kashmore for the current year.

The NEOC said that the distribution of polio cases in 2023 includes 26 from Balochistan, 16 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 15 from Sindh, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.

Authorities continue to monitor the situation closel as part of ongoing efforts to combat polio in the country.