The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) have praised Pakistan’s continued efforts to give an end to polio in the country.
The UN agencies while praising the role and efforts of Pakistan in the eradication of polio from the country said that Pakistan despite the surging Covid19 did not stop polio vaccination and such efforts of Pakistan must be lauded.
These reflections were made by UNICEF South Asia Regional Director George Laryea-Adjei and WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Director Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari as they concluded a week-long joint visit to Pakistan.
Commenting on this mission, WHO Regional Director Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari said, “I have witnessed a back-to-basics approach to raise campaign quality and most importantly the need for laser focus on repeatedly missed children by provincial Health Ministers and Chief Secretaries – this is the only way we will slash the number of missed children down to zero.”
It must be noted that Pakistan is among the three countries where the poliovirus is yet to be eradicated. In this long struggle of getting rid of polio, Pakistan has so for sacrificed more than 100 workers including the security forces.
