Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday launched a special anti-polio campaign for the complete eradication of polio from the country.He inaugurated the countrywide campaign, aiming to vaccinate 30 million children under the age of five against the disease.Under the seven-day anti-polio drive, beginning from tomorrow, around 286,000 polio workers will go door-to-door to administer polio drops to children.Addressing the inaugural ceremony in Islamabad this evening, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said we are grateful to the partners and friendly international organisations cooperating with the government to eradicate polio from Pakistan.He hoped that the federal government, in collaboration with provincial governments and partners, will succeed in completely eradicating polio from the country.The prime minister expressed the confidence that polio eradication efforts will bear fruit.
