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| Peshawar court dismisses petition against polio vaccine |
| 2007-05-23 |
| Peshawar High Court bench comprising Mr. Justice Dost Mohammed Khan and Justice Jahanzeb Khan dismissed a petition filed against polio campaign on Tuesday. The learned judges held that the vaccine being administered under the nation-wide campaign is completely safe. The court relied on the technical reports submitted to the Peshawar High Court by the National Control Laboratory. The report had stated that the vaccine contains no harmful substance and is perfectly safe for administration to children. The Ministry of Health and World Health Organization in their joint reply to the petition had submitted that the vaccine was manufactured by internationally recognized WHO approved manufacturers and had helped eradicate polio all over the world. The vaccine was also used to eradicate polio in almost the entire Muslim world. The Ministry of Health had also submitted that as a result of the administration of polio vaccine to children across Pakistan over the years, the disease has almost been wiped out and from thousands of people crippled a decade ago as a result of the disease there are now only seven cases reported across the country this year. The petition was filed in the Peshawar High Court by a local advocate, Ghulam Nabi, making the Federal and Provincial Governments and World Health Organization respondent in the case. The petitioner had prayed that the campaign be suspended forthwith. The learned bench however dismissed the petition Tuesday asking the Government to continue the vaccination drive across the country. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |