LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed the police and administration to make sure arrangements for the safety of polio workers who are busy with the ongoing vaccination campaign in the province.
She said: “It is the government’s responsibility to ensure the safety of workers participating in the polio jihad.” She paid tribute to the services of all polio workers and urged them to work harder to fulfill their duties. She appealed to the public to fully cooperate with polio workers.
“Polio vaccination is very important to save children from lifelong disabilities,” she noted, adding that the government’s commitment was to make Punjab completely polio-free. The CM called it necessary to ensure an effective vaccination campaign at all entry points of the province. CM Maryam Nawaz ordered vaccination of children traveling at railway stations and bus stands. She said that transportation of cold chain should be ensured as per SOP during the drive in all districts. It focused on ensuring comprehensive and effective planning to remove polio virus samples from the environment. It also issued instructions to set up special vaccination camps in hospitals and prominent places in other cities, including Lahore.
