Seminar, cycle rally organized to mark 'World Polio Day', in Hyderabad.

HYDERABAD -- In order to mark 'World Polio Day' the district administration and the Rotary Club here on Thursday organized a seminar and a cycle rally.

The Deputy Commissioner Hyderabad Ms. Ayesha Abro led the rally along with officers of district administration, health department, representatives of World Health Organization, UNICEF, Rotary Club and other civil society organizations.

The participants of the rally vowed to expedite coordinated anti polio efforts to root out this menace from the society.

In a video message, the Commissioner Hyderabad Muhammad Abbas Baloch emphasized upon the people to cooperate with the administration during polio immunization campaigns so that new generation could be saved from this dangerous virus.

Expressing concern over positive environmental samples and increasing refusal cases in Hyderabad, the Commissioner stressed the need for coordinated efforts to achieve desired objectives.

Addressing the seminar, the Deputy Commissioner Ms. Ayesha Abro said administering of two drops of polio vaccine to children was not an ordinary exercise as that task was being completed with the coordinated efforts of all stakeholders.

She said emergence of two new polio cases and positive environmental samples was a matter of grave concern but active participation of the people in cycle rally and seminar with spirit, it is hoped that we would overcome this deadly virus with commitment and dedication.

The administration was taking serious efforts to root out polio virus from the district, Ms. Abro said and appealed the media to play more active role in creating awareness among the masses about the dangers of this virus.

She directed all the officers concerned to utilize all available resources to achieve 100 percent success in upcoming anti polio campaign to be started from November 4, 2019.

She expressed gratitute to the Mehran University, Jamshoro and Rotary...