BANNU
Commissioner Bannu Division Arshad Khan has said that it was the need of the hour to devise an effective strategy for eradicating polio so that the challenges faced by polio can be tackled successfully.
He said that no negligence will be tolerated in the fight against polio. Therefore, the campaign starting from May 23 should be a success in any case.
He expressed these views while presiding over a meeting of the Divisional Task Force on Polio Eradication at his office here on Thursday.
Deputy Commissioner Bannu Muhammad Zubair Khan Niazi, Deputy Commissioner North Waziristan Shahid Ali Khan, Additional Deputy Commissioner Lakki Marwat Anwar Khan Sherani, Pak Army officers Superintendent of Police Bannu, SP Lakki Marwat, SP North Waziristan, District Health were present on the occasion. Officers from Bannu, Lakki Marwat and North Waziristan also attended the meeting..
During the meeting, anti-polio officials and representatives of the health department briefed the participants about the anti-polio procedures and the current situation.
During the vaccination campaign, the deployment of a large number of Pakistan Army and Police personnel to provide security to anti-polio personnel was discussed. In order to protect the teams engaged in anti-polio campaigns.
On this occasion, Commissioner Bannu Division said that each anti-polio group has to be accountable for its assigned work.
He said that the anti-polio plan would be formulated at the local level so that the police force could avoid threats.
At the end Commissioner Bannu Division said that eradication of polio from Bannu Division like other parts of the country would be made possible in any case.
