PM Imran chairs meeting of Task Force on polio eradication

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday led a gathering of the National Task Force on Polio Eradication at PM Office.

PM Imran Khan said that Polio rate is an intense issue for the nation as it imperils the eventual fate of our youngsters. He asked the Provincial Governments to improve endeavors for finish polio destruction through initiating of the crusades ideally at the level of Chief Ministers, facilitated network level commitment by including noticeable neighborhood seniors and religious researchers.

The Prime Minister accentuated that the Task Force gatherings ought to be held all the more every now and again to adequately supervise the advancement and to accomplish zero rate in the briefest conceivable time period. PM's Focal Person on Polio Eradication Mr. Babar Bin Atta advised the Task Force in insight about the present circumstance and the future Polio annihilation system.

It was educated that Pakistan's endeavors for polio annihilation have been perceived world over as polio cases have recorded an exponential decay since 1994 onwards. The members were educated that the principle factors contributing towards Polio occurrence in Pakistan were cross-outskirt development from Afghanistan, neediness, poor sanitation, low inclusion of routine birth inoculation, get to and security dangers and above all misguided judgments that outcomes in refusal of vaccination.

Concerning future game-plan, it was informed that the system should be actualized at the grass-root levels with focused mindfulness battles, countering purposeful publicity and abnormal state commitment with leaders and religious researchers. Boss Ministers of Punjab, Sindh and Giglit Baltistan informed the Taskforce with respect to estimates taken at the common level for Polio annihilation.

Pakistan Army Engineer-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Muhammad Afzal said that Pakistan Army will keep on giving security and an empowering situation for the achievement of Polio annihilation battles in territories with security issues. Dr. Christopher Maher, Manager, Polio Eradication WHO commended the abnormal state nearness, endeavors and support of the Government of the Pakistan, Provincial Governments and Security Forces with respect to polio annihilation.

He additionally praised the mix of Polio Eradication Program with instruction, sanitation and other related parts. The Prime Minister emphasized the PTI Government's dedication towards a Polio free Pakistan and guaranteed that Federal Government will give each conceivable help in accomplishing this objective. He expressed gratitude toward the universal accomplice organizations for giving specialized and money related help to Pakistan Polio Eradication Program.

The gathering was gone to by Federal Minister for National Health Services Amir Mehmood Kiani, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shah Farman, Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar,
Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah, Chief Minister Gilgit Baltistan Hafiz-ur-Rehman, Pakistan Army Engineer-in Chief Lt. Gen. Muhammad Afzal, Minister for Health AJ&K Dr. Najeeb Naqi Khan, Provincial Chief Secretaries, Country Representatives UNICEF Ms. Aida Girma, Country Head of WHO Dr. Nima Saeed Abid, delegates of accomplice associations and senior authorities.