ISLAMABAD, November 9: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Polio incidence is a very serious issue for the country as it jeopardizes the future of our children. He urged the Provincial Governments to enhance efforts for complete polio eradication through spearheading of the campaigns preferably at the level of Chief Ministers, coordinated community level engagements by involving prominent local elders and religious scholars.
Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a meeting of the National Task Force on Polio Eradication at Prime Minister Office on Friday.
The meeting was attended by Federal Minister for National Health Services Amir Mehmood Kiani, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shah Farman, Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Ahmed Khan Buzdar, Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah, Chief Minister Gilgit Baltistan Hafiz Hafiz-ur-Rehman, Pakistan Army Engineer-in Chief Lt. Gen. Muhammad Afzal, Minister for Health AJ&K Dr. Najeeb Naqi Khan, Provincial Chief Secretaries, Country Representatives UNICEF Ms. Aida Girma, Country Head of WHO Dr. Nima Saeed Abid, representatives of partner organizations and senior officials. – Agencies
