CM Message on International Polio Day

24/10/23

Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi has said that every segment of the society must play its role to deal with the challenge of poliovirus.

In a statement issued today, the CM said that the poliovirus has been defeated globally, but it still exists in Pakistan and Afghanistan, which is a matter of concern. It is the primary duty of every Pakistani to make the country free from poliovirus; he added and appealed to the parents to get polio drops administered to their children to save them from this fatal disease. The CM also saluted the polio workers and organizations working against the poliovirus and said that this virus could be controlled with joint efforts so that future generations could be saved from this disease. We pledged to eradicate this disease from roots, he added.