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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) of the Pakistan Polio Eradication Program today signed a Letter of Agreement to work together in the mission of polio eradication in the country. .
Through this partnership, PCB and NEOC will carry out a wide range of activities to raise awareness of the importance of polio vaccination.
Within the framework of the association, to achieve the common goal of polio eradication, various visibility campaigns will be organized during cricket events to raise awareness about the acceptance of the vaccine in the country through the active participation of the cricketers across Pakistan.
Wasim Khan, CEO of PCB: “The PCB is excited to play its part in the aspiration of a polio-free Pakistan. We as an organization are always ready to step up and use the cricket platform to help reach out to the public by raising awareness of national causes.
“The fight against polio begins with increased awareness and the promotion of a culture of vaccine acceptance. Protecting our society and keeping our children safe from polio remains our collective responsibility. “
Coordinator of the National Center for Emergency Operations for the Eradication of Polio, Dr. Rana Muhammad Safdar: “Cricketers, as national heroes, are role models for the children and youth of Pakistan. I am pleased that they are now formally a part of our national polio eradication mission. Through this partnership, cricketers will play a critical role in promoting vaccine acceptance. I believe that our collective efforts will help to achieve the goal of a polio-free Pakistan. “
Pakistan is one of two polio endemic countries in the world along with its neighbor Afghanistan.
Pakistan is currently facing a difficult situation in eradicating polio with the number of polio cases increasing. So far this year, a total of 80 (November 6, 2020) cases of polio have been reported, including 23 from Baluchistan, 22 each from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh, and 13 from Punjab.
Partners of the Government of Pakistan and the Pakistan Polio Eradication Program are confident that through this remarkable partnership between the Pakistan Cricket Board and the Pakistan Polio Eradication Program, the acceptance of the vaccine and the demand for polio vaccination across Pakistan.
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