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No new polio case reported this year: Jhagra

Published November 18, 2017 Updated November 18, 2017 12:00am

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Engr. Iqbal Zafar Jhagra has said that it is a great achievement that no new case of polio was reported during the current year and directed the concerned officials to continue efforts for maintaining this achievement. He was presiding over a meeting of the FATA Task Force on polio eradication in FATA at Governor House Peshawar on Friday. The meeting reviewed overall anti-polio campaign and progress achieved in this regard.
While appreciating the role of health department FATA, polio eradication teams and security forces, the Governor directed that effective measures should be taken for maintaining this success. He also lauded the support of international community in this regard.