Pakistan Launches Anti-Polio Campaign

Pakistan launches a crucial anti-polio campaign, aiming to vaccinate millions of children nationwide.

In Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, a polio vaccination campaign has been initiated with the aim of vaccinating nearly 1.3 million children ().

Around 9,921 teams have been formed to vaccinate children under the age of five and about 15,000 security personnel will be deployed to protect the polio teams, according to the center.

Poliomyelitis
Polio is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. It results in paralysis and generally affects people of all age groups, children being more susceptible

‘The #poliovirus primarily affects children under five years old, but adults can also contract the disease, especially if they are unvaccinated.’

KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Polio-Free Initiative

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister of KP Ali Amin Gandapur said on Friday that the country has been focusing on making Pakistan and KP province polio-free, highlighting that no case of polio has been reported so far this year in the province, Xinhua news agency reported.

He added that eliminating the polio virus is also among the top priorities of the Pakistani government, adding that all sections of the society needed to play their individual and collective role in ridding the province of the poliovirus.

The Minister said that frontline polio workers are heroes, and parents as well as guardians should fully support door-to-door polio work.

Post-Polio Syndrome
Post polio syndrome occurs a long time after an early attack of poliomyelitis virus. Gradual progressive weakening in muscles, fatigue, joint pain and a decrease in the size of muscles are key symptoms.

Earlier on Tuesday, Pakistan reported the sixth polio case of this year after the virus was found in a child in southwest Balochistan province, according to the Health Ministry.

Reference:

Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme - (https://www.endpolio.com.pk/)

Source-IANS

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