ISLAMABAD, Oct 24 (APP): Like other parts of the globe, World Polio Day was also observed in Pakistan on Thursday to create awareness about this crippling disease.
In a message on this day, Prime Minister’s Focal Person for Polio Eradication Ayesha Raza Farooq emphasized the government’s strong commitment to polio eradication from the highest office of PM to the provincial and district levels.
She said that polio eradication is being taken forward as national priority agenda with a consensus roadmap being implemented to interrupt virus transmission by mid-2025.
She said that report of new polio cases this year highlights that the Programme is maintaining effective disease surveillance and not missing the virus anywhere in the country.
“Protecting our children from the scourge of polio remains our collective topmost priority,” she said.
“While we are concerned about the surge, every new virus detection is taken as an opportunity to better understand the current dynamics of virus transmission which in turn helps us in refining the response and curb its further spread.”
The Prime Minister’s Focal Person said the upcoming nationwide campaign, scheduled to begin on October 28, is a significant step towards countering the spread of poliovirus.
She highlighted the media’s role in creating a positive environment for vaccine acceptance.
“To defeat polio, we need media continued help in promoting vaccination and good hygiene practices, enhancing the risk perception about polio as a devastating disease and combatting misinformation about the vaccine which is a real challenge in the age of digital media and causes parents to refuse the vaccine or hide their children from vaccinators.”
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