Karachi:
While he was chairman of a meeting in the provincial polio -task force, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah highlighted the necessity of accountability at all levels. He said, “Every unanswered child is a potential matter.”
Minister of Health Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho and responsible Eoc Irshad Sodhar gave a detailed orientation to the chief minister of the upcoming antipolio drive.
Polio remains a threat
CM said polio continues to pose a threat that lurks our children. “We strive for a lot of efforts and convene provincial taskforce meetings regularly to send a clear and high message to the entire administration to launch campaign as a mission,” he said. Minister of Health Dr. Azra informed CM that 10 wild polio cases have been reported in Pakistan so far in 2025, including four from Sindh. In addition, 11 out of 35 wastewater samples collected between April 7 and April 24, April 24, positive for wild polioviruses, which indicates still virus circulation indicates.
May Campaign goal
The campaign in May reaches over 10.6 million children under five years across 1,292 union councils in all 30 districts in Sindh. The operation will be supported by more than 80,000 trained front line workers and 25,539 law enforcement staff, including female constables.
Handling of refusal
In order to tackle persistent challenges in high risk areas, especially in Karachi, 157 doctors have been deployed to target 6,780 sick refusals. CM approached to activate the refusal conversion committees (RCCs) in the defaulted UCs.
