Aseefa Bhutto launches anti-polio campaign in Nawabshah
Liaquat Ali
Islamabad: First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari this week launched an anti-polio campaign in Nawabshah on Monday.
The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and PPP Women’s Wing Central President Faryal Talpur chaired a meeting to inaugurate the anti-polio campaign in Nawabshah and distributed certificates among the members of anti-polio team.
Aseefa Bhutto also administered polio vaccine drops to children and strongly condemned the attacks on polio teams in Karak and Bannu. She said that these cowardly acts against health workers and security personnel will not deter nation’s resolve to eradication of polio virus.
She called upon the authorities to take action strict action against those behind attacks, saying violence cannot stop nation’s fight against polio.
Expressing shock over the rising number of polio cases, she urged the parents and stake holders to vaccinate their children every time during the polio campaign. “Create awareness among friends, family, and neighbours about the polio campaign and ensure that children under the age of 5 are vaccinated,” she said.
