Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday launched a countrywide anti-polio vaccination campaign by administering oral poliovirus vaccines (OPV) to children in Islamabad. The premier launched a national polio immunisation drive from Islamabad Monday. He administered polio drops to children during the inauguration ceremony.
PM Imran Khan chaired a session of the national task force for polio eradication where he was briefed over the emergency action plan to eradicate poliovirus from the country. He was informed that only one poliovirus case was reported in 2021 following the federal government’s efforts.
Imran Khan said that accessing all children across the country is a big challenge to which the government launches a campaign. He added that a comprehensive national emergency action plan was devised to eradicate the poliovirus.
