President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have made a strong commitment to continue the polio campaign across the country until polio is eradicated from the country. Both leaders in their respective official messages on World Polio Day celebrated on 24th October all over the world urged all the people of Pakistan to take steps towards a polio-free Pakistan at every opportunity.
A National Call to Action for Parents
The country’s highest government officials firmly advised all parents and care takers to ensure that every child under 5 years of age is able to get those two drops of the vaccine during each of the anti-polio campaigns. President Zardari also pointed out the tremendous structural strides Pakistan had made towards polio eradication as the number of active cases has been reduced by 99.8 percent in the years.
One Day, One Focus
This year’s global theme “One Day, One Focus: Ending Polio” reflects the significance of the whole of society’s effort and concerted action to eradicate the paralyzing disease Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said. The government is still fully dedicated to providing support for frontline health care workers who work in difficult conditions to immunise children in the remote areas. Pakistan is making efforts to break the transmission of poliovirus chains for good through streamlined administrative oversight and improved security of the vaccination teams.
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