Polio 56, Pakistan zero
KARACHI: With reference to your
editorial “Polio 56, Pakistan zero” (November 10), the government should
prevent people from polio-infected areas from traveling to other parts of the
country. If stringent steps are not taken, the World Health Organisation may
recommend a travel ban on all Pakistanis to prevent the spread of polio. The
recent polio virus in Syria is thought to have originated in Pakistan and
probably transmitted by pilgrims.
Shakir Lakhani
Published in The Express Tribune, November 12th, 2013
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