ISLAMABAD — Prime Minister Imran Khan has appreciated the polio workers, who performed their duties in heavy snow, vaccinating children against the crippling disease in the remote northern areas.
The premier on Wednesday hosted the heroic polio workers at the PM House including Irfan, after a video of him walking through the waist-deep snow on mountainous areas of Chitral went viral on social media.
Prime Minister Imran also tweeted out a tribute for Irfan.
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
During the meeting with the workers, the premier also discussed strategies to keep the scourge of polio at bay.
The fifty-second footage of the polio worker, widely viewed across the globe as the view-counter clocked at around 670 million clicks in just two days, showed the determination of the field teams to make the country free of Polio.
Pakistani polio worker defies nature to administer polio drops
UNICEF, in a tweet, also appreciated the long-distance travel of polio workers.
Not even icy waist-deep snow will stop this polio vaccinator from protecting the health of children in Pakistan.
We honour his tireless dedication – and the many other heroes doing whatever it takes to vaccinate children across the world.#VaccinesWorkpic.twitter.com/o63wqJE2Ru
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) January 29, 2019
The polio vaccination in Chitral is part of the countrywide campaign launched last week during which around 39 million children below five-year age would administer anti-polio drops, despite difficult weather conditions at snowfall and hilly areas in peak winter.
The campaign reached Chitral on January 27 in freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall where polio workers in varying areas of Lower and North Chitral went out and administered polio drops to children is scheduled to continue till January 30.
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