ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Focal Person on Polio, Babar bin Atta on Saturday said that Bannu Division has reported 11 cases of the total 21 polio cases from across the country in the current year.
In a statement, he said that considering the situation immediate after Eid-ul-Fitar special polio immunization campaign is scheduled in Bannu division and requested the parents to avoid fake propaganda against polio vaccine and vaccinate their children.
He said that in 11 cases, seven cases were from district Bannu and four were from District North Waziristan.
He said that there is no cure for polio virus and immunization to children is the only viable solution.
The polio vaccine has eliminated polio from the rest of the world.
Atta said “It is very important to vaccinate the children in each campaign.
The technical experts are of the view that if the circulation of polio virus is not controlled, soon it will engulf the neighboring divisions as well.”
He said that the federal and provincial governments are fully committed to the cause.
“It is our national responsibility to make it possible to immunize our children up to five years in each polio campaign.”
He said that it is high time to fight collectively against polio virus and extend support to brave frontline polio workers to vaccinate every single child of the country.
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