Do the terrorists understand that polio is a debilitating and contagious disease?

[KKF]

Re: Do the terrorists understand that polio is a debilitating and contagious disease?

The way the fake vaccination campaign was carried out has helped militants spread the narrative that polio campaign is being used for spying. I dont know if one can blame the tribals in the wake of unrelenting drone campaign. As far as the role of federal government is concerned, lesser said the better.

it's like when terrorists get upset with America, they go out and bomb their own people and as a result kill hundreds.

who they are gonna hurt, Ali Bhai? they are gonna cripple their own kids who they love naturally. this is ridiculous on their part to knowingly and intentionally risk their children's health and in the process risk their kids getting crippled by this devastating disease which can easily be prevented.

sad state of affairs.

[Captain1]

Re: Do the terrorists understand that polio is a debilitating and contagious disease?

Does US understand bombing/occupying a country creates "terrorists"? Creating 'guerilla' groups creates terrorists?

[Ali_Syed]

Re: Do the terrorists understand that polio is a debilitating and contagious disease?

it's like when terrorists get upset with America, they go out and bomb their own people and as a result kill hundreds.

who they are gonna hurt, Ali Bhai? they are gonna cripple their own kids who they love naturally. this is ridiculous on their part to knowingly and intentionally risk their children's health and in the process risk their kids getting crippled by this devastating disease which can easily be prevented.

sad state of affairs.

Do you blame some quarters or those who used fake campaigns to hurt the cause? The situation will improve in the due course of time.

[Ali_Syed]

Re: Do the terrorists understand that polio is a debilitating and contagious disease?

Tribal elders take polio drops, join eradication campaign - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

[KKF]

Re: Do the terrorists understand that polio is a debilitating and contagious disease?

Do you blame some quarters or those who used fake campaigns to hurt the cause? The situation will improve in the due course of time.

i hope so...

i think the government must use even force to vaccinate the kids, if they have to. there is no excuse whatsoever for parents to deny vaccination and risk their children to be crippled.

[Mirch]

Re: Do the terrorists understand that polio is a debilitating and contagious disease?

@CENTCOM

As of this month, the number of new polio cases in Pakistan stands at 210 and the country is bracing for potentially dozens of other cases by year’s end. Pakistan now accounts for 80 percent of global cases and is one of only three countries at risk of exporting the disease outside its borders, according to the World Health Organization.

Yet the sad truth is that we saw another attack on polio team in Northern Pakistan today. Earlier this week the militants in FATA and Khyber Agency had declared the polio vaccination drive anti-Islamic and warned polio workers of dire consequences if they try to administer polio drops to children of their area. This is ridiculous; they are not only putting the children of the area at risk, but children all over. “It’s an emergency, a public health emergency,” said Ayesha Raza Farooq, the polio eradication coordinator for Pakistan’s government. “We want to limit the virus outside of our boundaries and want to work to control it in our boundaries, but it’s certainly a very challenging situation ahead.”

The World Health Organization and USAID, along with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, are working hard to curtail and eradicate polio from Pakistan. It is unfortunate that the terrorists are hampering the efforts with their attacks on polio teams. There are already travel restrictions placed on Pakistanis travelling overseas because of the polio virus. Aziz Memon, chairman of the Pakistan PolioPlus Committee, said, “Polio is no longer an emergency. This has become an outbreak.” Memon said, “The government needs to take full ownership. . . and it needs to be done on a war footing.”

Abdul Quddus
DET - U.S. Central Command
www.facebook.com/centcomurdu

Why do we call them terrorists because they want to terrorize those who do not agree with their agenda. A few polio cases is just a collateral damage for them. They must have an “authentic” fatwa to justify their campaign against polio or any kind of humanitarian effort.