Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Friday stressed upon the need of zero tolerance during polio campaign to eradicate this fatal disease from all parts of the country.
He appreciated the provincial governments in their efforts to reach to the far flung areas in their respective provinces particularly those in the areas which were earlier infested by the militants.
PM said that the objective of his earlier meetings on Polio in which all chief ministers and provincial representatives participated was to ensure political ownership to the campaign for the elimination of polio from the country.
He expressed confidence that all the provincial governments would aggressively participate in the polio eradication campaign in the country. He said that federal government would continue to providing all out support to the provinces for elimination of this menace.
Ms. Shahnaz Wazir Ali, special assistant to the prime minister, briefed the PM about her recent meeting with Mr. Bill Gates in Abu Dhabi. She informed that Bill Gates mentioned that eradication of polio from the world is his mission and now he is focusing on Pakistan.
She further apprised that Gates also assured that he would be providing all resources to Pakistan for this purpose and in this regard he is collecting funds from various world organizations as well.
The Special Assistant to PM informed that recent research has shown that major diseases including polio in Pakistan is the result of poor sanitation and unhygienic conditions. She said that aggressive awareness campaign to educate each family in the country regarding the negative effects of poor sanitation is the need of the hour.
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