ISLAMABAD: Five new cases of polio were reported on Saturday – four from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one from Balochistan.
The cases of the crippling disease were reported in Lakki Marwat and Pishin in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and Qilla Abdullah in Balochistan.
The number of polio cases in Pakistan has reached 17 during the ongoing year.
Meanwhile, a three-day anti-polio campaign is underway in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. During the campaign, more than 6 million children under the age of five years will be vaccinated in the province.
A Rotary International delegation called on Prime Minister Imran Khan on Feb 5, where they were briefed on the government’s efforts aimed at tackling poliovirus in the country.
The delegation led by the organization’s president was briefed over the country-wide immunization campaigns to tackle the virus. It was briefed that over 250,000 polio-workers were engaged during the process and more than 40 million children are administered polio drops in it.
The Rotary delegation lauded the efforts of the government.
