A new case of poliovirus has been detected in a 3-year-old girl in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district here on Saturday.
As per d
etails, the girl, who was diagnosed with the poliovirus, was previously administered polio vaccine during the anti-polio campaign.
This is the seventh polio case reported in Khyber district and 16th in the entire province.
The overal
l tally of polio cases across t
he country reaches 29.
On March 12, two more polio cases were detected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, raising the tota
l tally of cases across t
he country to 29.
As per d
etails, the cases of the crippling disease were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat and South Waziristan area. The 14-month-old minor has been affected by the crippling disease in Lakki Marwat while another polio case has been diagnosed in a 13-month-old boy from South Waziristan.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza on March 9 la
uded role of media for making anti-polio drive successful, ARY N
ews reported. The SAPM was chairing a meeting to review steps being taken out to eradicate the crippling disease of polio from t
he country. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Zafar Mirza said the government is working on the comprehensive policy to deal polio.
