Zero Polio Rate Is Crucial For Absolute Elimination Of The Virus From The Country

Eradication of polio from Karachi is critical for on-going efforts to help country rid of the crippling disease, city commissioner Muhammad Sualeh Ahmad Farooqui told WHO officials in a meeting.

KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Sep, 2018 ) :Eradication of polio from Karachi is critical for on-going efforts to help country rid of the crippling disease, city commissioner Muhammad Sualeh Ahmad Farooqui told WHO officials in a meeting.

Talking to the head of World Health Organization (WHO)'s technical advisory group for polio eradication in Pakistan, Dr.Jean Marc O'live, he said Karachi with steady of inflow population from across the country, as well as from a neighboring country, requires fool proof mechanism to contain the virus.

Karachi commissioner shared with the WHO official the measures for protection of children and emphasized that a comprehensive strategy has been adopted to eliminate polio virus from the local environs.

"The effort is being accorded top priority and the government is confident that these will help country get included, soon, in the list of polio free countries," he said.

WHO country head to Pakistan, Dr.Abdirehman, national technical focal person, Dr. Altaf Bosan, technical focal person for Sindh, Ahmed Ali Shaikh and Dr.

Nusrat Ali, coordinator, commissioner office's task for polio control were also present on the occasion.

The WHO official, who had earlier taken a round of the metropolis to review the on-going vaccination against polio campaign, talking to the Karachi commissioner expressed satisfaction regarding the efforts.

Farooqui apprised the WHO officials about measures adopted to cover the children left out during the campaign and the stringent combing approach adopted to trace the kids denied of the vaccines by their parents or due to any other reason.

Karachi commissioner mentioned that divisional committees headed by their respective deputy commissioner have been working since long to address the issue of denial and that sincerity of purpose has markedly addressed the issue.

He mentioned that community as well as prayer leaders, schools teachers and administration and opinion makers have been taken on board to address misgivings about the exercise among the people in general.