ISLAMABAD:
After Sindh and Balochistan, Punjab is also at risk of polio as the province realises that the virus could spread in the remote parts of the province.
Punjab Chief Minister’s Adviser on Health Khawaja Salman Rafique suggested that the priority list of high-risk districts for 2015 should be revised and that Rahim Yar Khan, D.G. Khan and Rajanpur should be designated as the most at-risk districts.
Attending a high-level meeting at the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in Islamabad, Mr Rafiq said that due to the ongoing circulation of the virus in northern Sindh and parts of Balochistan bordering south Punjab, these districts should be declared high-risk areas.
He also admitted that there was an increase in the migrant and mobile population moving from high-risk areas, but there was low EPI coverage in those areas, as compared to other parts of the Punjab.
He also suggested the introduction of inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) in Punjab. The checking of environmental samples from Rahim Yar Khan was also recommended by him.
How "many times" this child has been "vaccinated" by media? can't you find a new picture to support your columns?
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