The emergency response to the polio campaign in Pakistan has been buzzing, but efforts to eradicate the polio virus seem to be fading with each passing day because polio virus has once again been detected in 14 environmental samples collected from different districts of Pakistan. It has been confirmed that every few years we face failure to approach the goal of polio-free Pakistan. These circumstances require us to rethink our strategy, identify and remedy the causes or factors that are delaying the eradication of polio in Pakistan.
Unfortunately, polio- a devastating disease that cripples a person for life, has been eradicated worldwide but Pakistan is among the two countries in the world where the virus of this disease is still endemic. Periodic outbreaks of poliomyelitis were common in Africa and Asia but with sub-regional emergency response, the virus’s former hotspots of Nigeria, India and Egypt no longer have any cases of wild polio. According to experts, due to a lack of awareness among the people and inattention of the government, 30% of children do not receive complete immunizations. On the one hand, various diseases are spreading due to non-vaccination and on the other hand, the polio virus is not being eradicated owing to non-fulfilment of the polio vaccination target. So once again the detection of polio........