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Southern KP remains in last front for Polio Eradication: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif – Pakistan

The Prime Minister met with a high-level delegation from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to polio eradication..

Islamabad, December 2, 2022 – Speaking to global delegation on polio, Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif said the end in vision for eradication of poliomyelitis with virus successfully belonged to several districts in south of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

“We understand that the southern command post is last front. If we can beat the virus here, we can ensure the end of polio in Pakistan,” he said. in meeting on Thursday.

This year20 children were paralyzed by polio in country – all of belong to the southern regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Seventeen casualties children from North Waziristan, two from Lakki Marwat and one from South Waziristan.

The delegation included the chairman of Polio Surveillance Board (POB) Dr Chris Elias, WHO Regional Director Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari, UNICEF Regional Director George Laria-Ajay and UNICEF Global Director for Polio, Stephen Lauverrier, together with senior leadership of National Emergency Center and Country Representatives for Rotary, WHO and UNICEF.

During the meeting, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif stated that government and all stakeholders were fully aware of situation and challenges on ground and were well leveled on their common goals.

“My government considers the eradication of polio a top priority, and we are committed to eradicating all traces of of it is from our land,” he said. “We won’t rest until we do this.”

senior delegation on polio also met Minister for Health Abdul Kadir Patel.

The minister thanked the deputies for their commitment ensure what children in world over protected from paralyzing poliovirus. He informed the delegation of his meeting with grand sheikh of at the esteemed Egyptian Al-Azhar University, which resulted in in a clergyman issues a religious decree announcing polio vaccination duty for all Muslims.

POB is highest decision- compilation and control body of Global Polio Eradication Initiative. These are the POB chairman and regional directors. second visit to Pakistan year. The previous visit was in May after first case of polio in Pakistan after almost 15 months.

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