Sindh governor initiates drive to administer polio to 8.8 million children

HealthSindh governor initiates drive to administer polio to 8.8 million children

KARACHI, Pakistan: The Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair on Saturday inaugurated the National Immunization Drive by administrating polio drops to children at a ceremony held at the Governor House in Karachi.

On the occasion, Muhammad Zubair urged the parents to extend every possible assistance to help protect their children from this crippling disease.

During the three-day around 8.8 million children of up to five years of age would be administered polio drops.

In Karachi the number is 2.3 million and 27,896 teams would perform this task.

The Sindh governor was of the view that reaching all the children of up to five years of age is a challenge. However, this target would have to be achieved.

Zubair said that owing to collaboration between the government and various institutions, no polio case has emerged in Karachi since January 2016. The last polio case in the districts in the province had come to the fore in November 2016.

The governor congratulated the institutions concerned but stressed that efforts should continue so that polio is completed eradicated from the province. He pointed out that the federal government is committed to eradicate polio from the country so that foreign investors should not hesitate to visit.

The Chairman Polio Plus Committee Aziz Memon said on the occasion that repeated anti-polio drive have helped towards containing polio.

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