PM takes notice of polio case in Diamer; directs improved immunisation

ISLAMABAD, Jun 5 (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday taking strict notice of a polio case reported in the Diamer district, directed the relevant authorities to improve immunization further.

The prime minister, in a meeting with Federal Minister for National Health Syed Mustafa Kamal and Prime Minister’s Focal Person for Polio Ayesha Raza Farooq here, expressed deep concern over the recently reported polio case in the Gilgit-Baltistan district, according to a PM Office press release.

Prime Minister Shehbaz instructed strict monitoring of the Union Councils where more polio cases were being reported and immunization was not satisfactory.