National polio immunization campaign to commence from Monday.

ISLAMABAD -- A four-day countrywide last polio immunization drive of year 2018 will start from Monday to vaccinate over 38 million children of under five year of age.

During the drive, around 270,000 Sehat Muhafiz will take part in the door-to-door drive to administer anti-polio drops to children in different parts of the country.

Prime Minister Focal Person on Polio Babar Bin Atta said reaching and vaccinating every child was not easy task but the government was committed to ensure that no more children suffer from the incurable disease.He invited every countryman to come forward and play role for success of polio immunization drive making Pakistan free from polio virus. He added the country could not afford to have further new polio cases as the virus still exists only in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

He said, 'We are working on a plan with joint strategy to stop poliovirus.' He said that the polio vaccine was safe, efficacious, and approved and appealed the parents to immunize their children in every round of immunization campaign.

He asked Sehat Muhafiz team members to ensure that every child gets two drops of polio vaccine during the drive and that no single child is left. He added besides going door-to-door, the health workers will also immunize children at major crossings, bus stops, hospitals, stations and other fixed points.

'With only eight polio cases reported in 2018, Pakistan stands the best chance of getting rid of the crippling virus forever. Every Pakistani must now assume the role of a Sehat Muhafiz...