Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Message On World Polio Day

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that children can be saved from polio disease through timely vaccination.

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Oct, 2018 ) :Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that children can be saved from polio disease through timely vaccination.

In his message issued here on Tuesday, the CM said that adoption of effective measures for complete eradication of polio from society is collective responsibility of the government as well as society.

The parents should ensure administration of anti-polio drops to their children so that they may remain safe from this disease.

The complete eradication of polio from Pakistan is an important agenda of the government and every effort will be made for that purpose, he added.

He said that the Punjab government was following an effective strategy so that polio could be completely eradicated and the role of Health Department and other allied agencies was very important in this regard. The purpose of celebrating the day is to sensitise people about importance of a polio-free world and to reiterate the commitment that vigorous efforts will be made to completely mitigate the polio disease.

Today, we also reiterate this commitment that every effort will be made to make Pakistan a polio-free country, concluded the chief minister.