Prime Minister Imran Khan has met and honored polio workers at the PM house. The workers braved northern areas’ extreme weather and the paths on the mountains to save children from the crippling disease of polio.
Khan met with the brave polio worker Irfanullah and others to acknowledge their devotion and hard work. He also discussed a strategy to eliminate the disease.
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Focal person to the PM on Polio Eradication, Babar bin Atta, and Health Minister, Amir Kiyani, were also present at the occasion.
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A massive salute to our polio heroes – you have made all us Pakistanis proud and your dedication and courage has been acknowledged all over the world pic.twitter.com/BAbdeWD2GN
— omar r quraishi (@omar_quraishi) January 30, 2019
Irfan is one of 260,000 heroes who reach out to children with polio vaccines in extreme weather conditions. His viral video has left every individual with a sense of awe & pride. This dedication is what will enable us to achieve our goal of a polio free nation #SalamPolioWorker pic.twitter.com/4wPBxIDUDz
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 31, 2019
Notably, a video of a polio worker Irfanullah emerged on January 28 where he was seen struggling to walk through the snow to immunize the children of the village nearby.
Polio teams work through out the year to protect your child against polio and it is to their tireless efforts and unmatched dedication to which we owe our progress. Thank you to our heroes – our polio workers. #endpolio pic.twitter.com/0dYZtUz9dr
— Pak Fights Polio (@PakFightsPolio) January 26, 2019
The video went viral in a short while and the public appreciated the efforts of the polio team and demanded their acknowledgment by the government.
Pakistan's polio workers travel long distances to make sure that every child is protected from polio, no matter where they live in Pakistan.#Pakvspolio #ForEveryChild #RightToHealth #PakFightsPolio Photo via @pakfightspolio #VaccinesWork #PolioWorkers pic.twitter.com/BSINGV92IL
— UNICEF Pakistan (@UNICEF_Pakistan) January 27, 2019
Here's a polio worker who braves all hardships &obstacles to make sure no child is left out in the anti-polio drive. He is our hero in every sense of the word. Salute! https://t.co/Zr7453VSAF
— Nafisa Shah (@ShahNafisa) January 28, 2019
Two days later, Babar bin Atta arranged the meeting at PM House, Islamabad.
It needs to be mentioned here that the government had commenced a polio immunization campaign last week. In the campaign, around 39 million children under the age of five were immunized.
Apart from the harsh weather conditions, the polio workers have to deal with a lot including harassment, threats, and even assassination.
That is Called “Parha Likha Prime Minister”
RIP Shareef Family
the parha likha prime minister didn’t bother to give them a snow suit
Haha. Kisi haal mein khush nahi hona. =D
Bas keeray he nikaltay rehna.
Saute to this guy……
Salute to the polio workers and also to gov for appreciating and recognizing their efforts, May Pakistan gets rid of this disease once and for all.
Ye showbazi nahi Showmrani hai
Patwari spotted.
Very nice work done by our primenister