Polio cases in Pakistan are on the rise, with 45 registered so far this year, up from six in 2023.
PESHAWAR – Militant attacks and suspicion stemming from misinformation are hampering Pakistan 's battle to eradicate polio , but teams of dedicated volunteer health workers are determined to fight on.
Polio can easily be prevented by the oral administration of a few drops of vaccine, but in parts of rural Pakistan health workers risk their lives to save others. "Our responsibility now is to continue our work. Our job is to protect people from disability, to vaccinate children, and to make them healthy members of society."In the past firebrand clerics falsely claimed the vaccine contained pork or alcohol, forbidding it for consumption by Muslims.
Pakistan has witnessed a dramatic uptick in attacks since the return of the Taliban in neighbouring Afghanistan in 2021, with Islamabad claiming hostile groups are now operating from there. "All major religious schools and scholars in Pakistan have debunked the rumours surrounding the polio vaccine," said Imam Tayyab Qureshi.
"There are demand-based boycotts and community boycotts that we face," lamented Ayesha Raza, spokeswoman for the government polio eradication campaign.
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