Staff Reporter
Peshawar
Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dr Kazim Niaz has vowed to eradicate the scourge of polio from the province. The Chief Secretary said he would personally monitor polio campaigns in the high -risk districts to gauge its quality and remove hindrances in stamping out the crippling virus from the region.
He said this while inaugurating the December round of anti-polio drive by administering two drops to the children here Friday at Police Services Hospital Peshawar.
Provincial Coordinator EOC Abdul Basit, Commissioner Peshawar Division Shahab Ali Shah, Deputy Commissioner Peshawar Ali Asghar, DHO Peshawar Dr Subhani, Team Lead N Stop Dr Ijaz Shah and communication officers were present on the occasion. Expanding on his viewpoint, Chief Secretary said upcoming NID starting from December 16, 2019 is very important to stop virus circulation in environment and strengthen immunity of children under five against the crippling virus of polio.
He said the provincial government was fully committed to the national cause of polio eradication and was taking every possible measure to address the hiccups in polio eradication. The Chief Secretary paid rich tributes to valiant polio workers for braving various challenges for the children of the country and by reaching out to people at their doorsteps in the difficult terrains of the province. Speaking on the occasion, Coordinator Emergency Operations Center Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Abdul Basit said polio eradication was national emergency and people from cross segments of society including all departments will have to play its due role in it.
