Governor asks officials to continue anti-polio efforts

PESHAWAR: Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra on Friday said it was an achievement that no new case of polio was reported during the current year and directed the relevant officials to continue efforts for eradicating the crippling disease from the country.
He was presiding over a meeting of the Fata Task Force on polio eradication in Fata at the Governor’s House, said an official handout. The meeting reviewed overall anti-polio campaign and progress achieved in this regard.
The National Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) coordinator, Dr Rana .Safdar, Additional Chief Secretary Fata Sikandar Qayyum, EOC Coordinator Fata Muhammad Zubair, Governor’s Principal Secretary Munir Azam, Representatives of UNICEF, WHO, Bill and Malinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), commissioners, political agents, deputy commissioners and officials of health departments were in attendance.
The governor said that women’s participation in polio teams should be ensured to make the anti-polio campaign more effective. Appreciating the role of the Fata health department, polio eradication teams and security forces, he said that effective measures should be taken for maintaining the success. He also lauded the support of international community in this regard.