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PM vows to eradicate polio
Nawaz says all resources are being made available to eliminate crippling virus
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ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Friday that a comprehensive communication strategy was being evolved which would promote immunisation as the right of every child and also called upon every segment of the society to ensure that children were being given their due rights.
A ceremony was held at the prime minister’s House in connection with the World Polio Day. On the occasion, the prime minister met polio-affected children and their parents.
Later, the prime minister administered polio vaccination drops to children and expressed commitment on behalf of his government towards eradicating the crippling virus. He said that all resources were being made available to eradicate polio.
He said that the prime minister’s office had recently adopted a polio eradication initiative for monitoring and reviewing progress on the issue, which he termed as one of utmost importance.
He said a Prime Minister's Focus Group for polio emergency had also been constituted to hold monthly meetings to assess the performance of the eradication program.
Despite efforts by the government and other stakeholders, the number of polio cases in the country has increased by four times in the year 2014 compared to the corresponding period last year.
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