KARACHI
\nSindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, taking serious notice of the refusal cases during the ongoing 10-day polio eradication drive, said that there was no provision for refusal and urged parents to cooperate in eradicating the crippling disease from the province and the country.
\nHe directed the health department to make the polio-eradication campaign more effective. \u2018I would not accept any type of refusal from the parents,\u2019 he said and added that he had issued strict instructions to the district administration and the police to deal with the refusal cases.
\n\u2018Throughout the world, even smaller and less developed countries have got rid of polio but we, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, are still rearing the virus by refusing to administer polio drops to their children,\u2019 he said and added, \u2018enough is enough, we would not allow any parent to refuse giving polio drops to their children.\u2019
\n\u201cWe understand that this is a sensitive issue. There are certain prejudices, misunderstandings and taboos associated with the administration of polio,\u201d he admitted and assured that while the government is spreading awareness, he urged the parents to trust that the Sindh government would take great care children of this nation.
\n\u201cWe want a polio-free Pakistan and the government of Sindh would play a parental role,\u201d the premier of the province said.
\nMurad Ali Shah launched a 10-day vital anti-polio campaign on August 14 with the slogan \u2018Get rid of polio.\u2019
\nThe chief minister said that a special anti-polio campaign has been launched in 85 union councils of the city targeting over 1.1 million children under five to receive oral polio vaccine drops. Under the campaign, 1,037,000 children (ages four months to five years) would receive fractional inactivated polio vaccine (f-IPV) injections.
\nThe CM has strongly directed the administration and health department to make the campaign successful, achieve the target, and report to him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KARACHI Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, taking serious notice of the refusal cases during the ongoing 10-day polio eradication drive, said that there was no provision for refusal and urged parents to cooperate in eradicating the crippling disease from the province and the country. He directed the health department to make the polio-eradication […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-425490","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n