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PM’s aide vows full polio eradication as this year’s tally stands at seven

ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister’s Focal Person for Polio Eradication, Ms Ayesha Raza Farooq, on the occasion of World Polio Day on Saturday, said that significant progress has been achieved in the national mission to eradicate the virus of this crippling disease. She said that while the country has recorded a 99.8pc reduction in polio cases over the past three decades, the positivity rate of…

dawn.com ·6h ago

PM’s aide vows full polio eradication as this year’s tally stands at seven

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