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UN agencies warned of action over presence of poliovirus in Peshawar |
2018-12-25 |
[DAWN] The government has warned to take action against the staff of UN agencies if polio![]() virus is not eliminated from the sewerage water in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ![]() , one of the three countrywide districts where the virus circulates. The warning came from the prime minister’s focal person for polio, Baber bin Atta, at a meeting held with Unicef and WHO staff at Nishtar Hall here on Saturday. He also said that UN was fully responsible for eradication of the virus in Peshawar as the WHO and Unicef ran the complete campaign. "The government wants results," he told staff of both the agencies, according to sources. They added that the focal person said that government was concerned about virus circulation and wanted full-fledged drive in all 97 union councils including the 18 declared high-risk areas. "The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) lays emphasis on elimination of poliovirus not on case count, therefore, focus should be laid on making water sample negative," he said. |
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