Summary KP govt resolves to cancel federal govt's drive in 4 cities in favour of their own 'Sehet ka Insaf'.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal government has decided to initiate a nationwide anti-polio drive from March 24 whereas Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government has resolved to cancel federal government’s drive owing to its own ‘Sehet ka Insaf’ (Healthcare justice) campaign, Dunya News reported.
According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Health Department, Peshawar, Charsadda, Mardan and Sawabi will continue provincial government’s pilot ‘Sehet ka Insaf’ campaign that aims to vaccinate residents against a number of communicable diseases including polio.
Earlier, Minister of State for Health Regularization and Coordination Saira Afzal Tarrar said on March 19 that the government was committed to eradicate the menace of polio disease in the country by the year 2015.
Talking to Pakistan state television, she said consultations had been held with the World Health Organization (WHO) to eliminate polio, measles and dengue virus, which had assured full cooperation.
She pointed out that the polio disease was only detected in those countries where law and order situation was not better. The minister said an awareness campaign should be held at district level to provide information to the people about the polio.
Organizations, religious scholars and Ulema should help the government in this regard, she added.
To a question about the genuineness of polio vaccine, Saira Afzal said the vaccine being used in the campaign, was checked in laboratories and was beneficial for children of upto five years age.
