Zubair Qureshi
Ambassador of Japan Matsuda Kuninori has congratulated the government of Pakistan, its health ministry and particularly the polio workers across the country over successful implementation of the nation-wide polio immunization campaign last week.
As a result of this huge activity, over 39 million children have been vaccinated, which is equivalent to 98% of its target, noted the ambassador with pleasure. He paid tributes to around 285,000 polio workers who were engaged in the house-to-house vaccine campaign amid the growing anxiety about the second wave of Covid-19 in Pakistan. They made great efforts to make the polio immunization campaign successful, said the Japanese envoy in a statement on Monday.
Since 1996, Japan has been supporting Pakistan in its effort to eradicate polio from the nation, with a cumulative amount of $229 million. Ambassador Matsuda added, “The Government of Japan will continue to help Pakistan in cooperation with international partners to reduce the immunity gap and protect its children from the highly infectious disease.”
