Dr Yasmin Rashid, CS mull over polio eradication strategy

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Health and the Chief Secretary Punjab held an important meeting with a delegation of Polio Oversight Board (POB) at the Civil Secretariat on Friday and discussed current and future strategy for complete eradication of polio from Pakistan, especially Punjab.The delegation appreciated the steps taken by the Punjab government to eradicate polio and termed them exemplary.

Speaking on the occasion, health minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said that in line with the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief Minister Sardar Usman Bazdar, the provincial government was determined to make Punjab polio-free and all resources were being used for eradication of the disease from the province. She thanked the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF for their cooperation in polio eradication efforts in Punjab.