PM Shehbaz starts with anti-political driving, swears complete elimination

• Govt makes efforts to eliminate polio once and for all: pm.
• He praised the efforts of health workers to dedicate them.
• It says the strong measures taken to ensure the safety of the polio groups.

Lahore: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif officially launched a seven-day national anti-political campaign with the management of polio drops in children.

Speaking to the opening ceremony of the campaign, Prime Minister Shehbaz said the government, along with health authorities, is making tireless efforts to eliminate the virus forever.

“Today it marks the beginning of another national polio campaign. With the grace of Allah, we are vaccinated not only here, but throughout the country, including Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir,” he added.

He issued the efforts of the Ministry of Health, including Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal, Dr Malik Mukhtar Ahmed Bharath, the secretary, the coordinator and the health workers to dedicate them.

“I call on all parents to fully work together with field groups to ensure that each child is vaccinated,” he added.

Recognizing the challenges in certain areas sensitive to security, he said that strong measures have been taken to ensure the safety of the teams and the smooth implementation of movement.

“We need to mobilize communities in every neighborhood and road to support this national purpose,” he said.

The prime minister also honestly expanded thanks to international partners such as the World Health Organization (WHO), Bill Gates and other interested parties for their continued support.

“With your cooperation and our collective determination, I am sure we will be permanently relieved by this dangerous illness,” he said.

“No polio has been mentioned since February 10”

Prime Minister Shehbaz was informed earlier this week that as a result of the devoted national campaigns against polio, a case of polio in the country had not been reported in the country since February 10.

Chairing the re -examination meeting on the elimination of polio, the prime minister praised the efforts of the relevant government institutions, international organizations and partners to make Pakistan without polio.

He stressed that in addition to the campaign, routine immunization should also be fully ensured to protect against other dangerous diseases.

During the meeting, the prime minister was informed that a total of 415,000 workers in polio will participate in this national campaign. The meeting was further informed that, according to the Prime Minister’s instructions, the ratification of the third party campaign will be completed from April 28 to April 30.