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\nEmergency Operation Centre (EOC) coordinator for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Abdul Basit has revealed that the polio eradication program has adopted innovative strategies to meet the modern day challenges and fill gaps in the program.
\nHe expressed these views while addressing a workshop held to discuss the problems and obstacles in the fight against polio in Pakistan.
\nThe session was jointly organized by Pakistan Pediatric Association (PPA) and UNICEF.
\nThe session was attended by PPA provincial officials including Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat, Abbottabad, Swabi, and Bannu and well-known pediatricians from all districts of DI Khan Division. Special Secretary Health and EOC Coordinator Abdul Basit and PPA Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial President Professor Dr. Muhammad Hussain jointly chaired this session.
\nEOC coordinator Abdul Basit said that various strategies such as Ring Strategy, Biker\u2019s Strategy, Integrated Service Delivery (ISD), and organizing camps have been devised which are yielding far-reaching results in the fight against polio virus in the region.
\nHowever, misconceptions about the polio vaccine may hinder efforts to vaccinate all children in every campaign, posing a significant challenge to the program\u2019s success, he added.
\nAddressing the workshop, Special Secretary Health and EOC Coordinator Abdul Basit said that polio prevention is a national emergency and cooperation and support from all sections of the society is required to achieve this goal.
\nHighlighting the important role of paediatricians in saving the country\u2019s children from this deadly disease and achieving the goal of a polio-free Pakistan, Abdul Basit said that doctors are a very important and respected section of the society and every section People listen to doctors very seriously and follow their advice.
\nTherefore, they can play an important role in smoothing the public opinion in favor of the polio vaccine and especially in removing the misconceptions found among the public.
\n\u201cWe are focusing on collaborating with senior doctors, paediatricians and other health practitioners to remove the misconceptions people have about polio vaccination and immunization,\u201d he added.
\nMentioning his thoughts in the workshop, PPA Khyber Pakhtunkhwa President Professor Dr Muhammad Hussain said that the polio virus has been completely eradicated from all other countries of the world, but unfortunately, this virus is present only in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
\nWhile thanking the help and cooperation of international organizations for the prevention of polio, he said that polio and other diseases which can be cured by vaccination also consume a lot of resources of our own country for their vaccination programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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