Another polio case surfaces in South Waziristan

Another polio case has surfaced in South Waziristan tribal district after which the number of polio cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa this year has increased to 46. According to a spokesman for the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC), the fresh polio case has surfaced in Ladha tehsil's Chalaeray Killi area, South Waziristan tribal district, wherein a 10-year-old child in the area has been diagnosed with poliovirus.
The spokesman said the affected child did not get polio vaccination drops due to which the disease affected him. The spokesman said the main reason behind emergence of recent polio cases is refusal of the parents to administer polio drops to their children.
He said the problem can be overcome if all the parents cooperate with the vaccination teams and not even a single child misses vaccination. The spokesman said polio vaccine is safe in every respect. He said parents should not pay heed to negative propaganda against polio vaccination and save their children from the crippling disease by fully cooperating with the vaccination teams. Recently, the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) of World Health Organisation (WHO) on Polio Eradication declared Khyber Pakhtunkhwa a major barrier to polio eradication efforts in Pakistan.