Peshawar declared polio-free

[Captain1]

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^ then when they say "Peshawar is largest reservoir of polio", what does it refer to?

[Zafra]

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Not sure but I am assuming it means that there are enough infected people around to help transmit the disease to other people and places.

[Amal]

Re: Peshawar declared polio-free

Not sure but I am assuming it means that there are enough infected people around to help transmit the disease to other people and places.

You think Sehat Ka Insaaf would have had some impact on the disease in the province? And how long will it take the city to get rid of the poliovirus completely?

[Zafra]

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Years. But our problem is just not FATA and KPK. Its all of Afghanistan and the amount of infected people that travel through Peshawar. Even if we make Pakistan polio free, we will easily have the afghan strain infect our people.

The disease spreads quickly and stays dormant for a substantial period. So you need a campaign every 2 or 3 months for a number of years.

[Anwer_Pasha]

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You think Sehat Ka Insaaf would have had some impact on the disease in the province? And how long will it take the city to get rid of the poliovirus completely?

Program was good but the minister was misleading .

[TLK]

@Captain1:9995389

@""Spock""

Ok so I finally read the article, what exactly is the ‘WTO’ whose ‘country director’ Ilyas Doorey seems to be in the bunch of folks who made this statement.

The article headline says “WHO” and in the contents it says “WTO” … anyway, I could find only WHO with a “Regional Director” position and there is no Pakistani in the list : WHO | Regional Directors

Someone cooked up the message?

WTO is world trade organization. Pakistan is a member, but what it has anything to do with polio, only God our PTI would know.

[Captain1]

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Years. But our problem is just not FATA and KPK. Its all of Afghanistan and the amount of infected people that travel through Peshawar. Even if we make Pakistan polio free, we will easily have the afghan strain infect our people.

The disease spreads quickly and stays dormant for a substantial period. So you need a campaign every 2 or 3 months for a number of years.

The article does mention that the polio drive is not 'finished' but will continue every month 2-3 days.

WTO is world trade organization. Pakistan is a member, but what it has anything to do with polio, only God our PTI would know.

I think it was probably writer/journalist's mistake.

[Anwer_Pasha]

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*The article does mention that the polio drive is not 'finished' but will continue every month 2-3 days. * I think it was probably writer/journalist's mistake.

So it is not polio free actually , Am I right ?

[Captain1]

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So it is not polio free actually , Am I right ?

Its not clear of "danger" caused by people coming in/out of Afghanistan/FATA.

[GoldenAsif]

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I don't know kuch logon ko baal mein khaal nikaalney ki kya buri aadat hai !! Whether Peshawar is Polio-free or 80% cleared of the virus, it (the polio drive) is a step in the right direction and such steps should be appreciated by everyone.

[Anwer_Pasha]

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I don't know kuch logon ko baal mein khaal nikaalney ki kya buri aadat hai !! Whether Peshawar is Polio-free or 80% cleared of the virus, it (the polio drive) is a step in the right direction and such steps should be appreciated by anyone.

You are right , Program was good but the minister mislead , Polio is not a joke .