Sindh Health Minister Inaugurates 7-day Anti Polio Campaign
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published November 27, 2023 | 09:51 PM
The 7-day anti-polio campaign was launched across Sindh in which more than 10 million children aged up to five years would be administered anti-polio drops across the province
KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Nov, 2023) The 7-day anti-polio campaign was launched across Sindh in which more than 10 million children aged up to five years would be administered anti-polio drops across the province.
Caretaker Health Minister Sindh Dr. Saad Khalid Niaz inaugurated the campaign by administering polio drops to the children in Mother and Child Hospital, Sachal Goth District, East.
Over 80,000 polio workers and supervisors are participating in the anti-polio campaign, and more than 5,300 police personnel will be deployed in the field for the security of the polio workers while Pakistan Rangers's assistance will also be available.
Dr. Saad Khalid Niaz, speaking at the occasion said that this year, five cases of polio have been reported in Pakistan, out of which three cases were reported from District Bannu of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while two cases were reported from District East, Karachi.
In the last two months, several positive environmental samples of the polio virus have been reported in Karachi, he said adding that the positive environmental patterns appearing from Karachi were related to different parts of Afghanistan.
Since Karachi is the economic hub of the entire region, the repeated appearance of positive environmental patterns is a matter of concern, Dr. Saad Khalid said, adding that the appearance of positive environmental patterns from Karachi raises the fear of endangering the children of the entire region and the world.
Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Coordinator Sindh Irshad Sodhar, Deputy Commissioner District East Altaf Ahmad Sheikh, Dr. Ahmed Ali Sheikh, representatives of WHO and others were present on this occasion.
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