(24 News) Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif says that he will not sit down with China until polio is defeated forever, God willing, Pakistan will become a polio-free country soon.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif chaired an important meeting regarding polio prevention, the meeting was attended by Prime Minister’s Coordinator for National Health Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Bharat, Prime Minister’s Focal Person for Polio Prevention Ayesha Raza Farooq and relevant senior government officials.
In the meeting, the prime minister was briefed about the recent polio cases and the anti-polio campaign in the country. Routine immunization is not good, areas of the country with better polio vaccination rates among children have lower polio prevalence.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued instructions to Coordinator National Health Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Bharat, Focal Person for Anti-Polio Ayesha Raza Farooq and Secretary National Health to visit the most polio-affected areas in the country during the recent anti-polio campaign. Instructions were also issued to conduct a third party audit of the campaign, to prepare a comprehensive strategy regarding the immunity gap.
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On this occasion, the Prime Minister said that we have to defeat the challenge of polio together, God willing, Pakistan will become a polio-free country soon. The efforts of the government polio team are commendable.