Islamabad, 6th Dec, 2014 - The Prime Minister’s Focal Peron on polio, Ayesha Raza Farooq chaired a review meeting to analyse the level of preparedness of forthcoming anti polio national immunization days. More than 34 million children less than 5 years of age will be targeted in the NIDs. “Government has a firm resolve to defeat poliovirus transmission in the country through optimum utilization of this low transmission season”, said PM Polio Focal Person while reviewing the data received from the provinces.

The status of Districts Polio Eradication Committees meetings-DPEC in all districts while prerequisite indicators for complete micro-planning, eligible team constitutions and all other aspects were reviewed and on spot actions were directed by the PM Polio Focal Person. Polio Eradication Initiative is a national program therefore Federal Government is committed to provide an all-out support to ensure satisfactory conduct of campaigns in secured environment, said Ms. Farooq.

Earlier Ms. Ayesha Raza Farooq also called Chief Secretaries and Health Secretaries of provinces to take all measures to run smooth polio campaigns in their respective provinces.