After celebrating polio free milestone for over a year, Pakistan reports its first case after a span of fifteen months in North Waziristan on Friday.
As per sources, a 15-month old boy was found paralysed by the wild poliovirus on April 22 in North Waziristan.
Pakistan national polio laboratory confirmed the virus in the patient.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep concerns over the case in the country and requested the concerned authorities to compile a detailed report on the causes.
The prime minister also issued instructions to formulate a strategy for the rapid eradication of poliovirus from the country.
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Federal Minister for Health Abdul Qadir Patel maintained that all facilities will be bought into play to do away with the disease.
Dr Shahzad Baig, the Coordinator of the National Emergency Operations Centre for Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme (NEOC) took to his Twitter and appealed the parents to go for anti-polio drops.
“Following the confirmation of this case in NW and a positive virus sample in Bannu, our brave health workers are working tirelessly to ensure that the virus does not spread elsewhere,” he added.
