Chaman Cleric Urges Parents to Get Children Vaccinated in Anti-Polio Drive

CHAMAN: Sheikh-ul-Hadith Maulana Hafiz Muhammad Yousaf has urged parents during the ongoing anti-polio campaign to make sure that all their children under five receive polio drops, and to give full cooperation to polio teams.

On the occasion, Dr Muhammad Awais, MS of New DHQ Hospital Chaman, Assistant Commissioner Aziz Ullah Khan Kakar, Tehsildar Ahmad Khan and District Communication Officer Polio Ashraf Khan met him.

Appeal to parents and support from clerics

Maulana Hafiz Muhammad Yousaf said that his father, Sheikh-ul-Hadith Alhaj Maulana Abdul Ghani Nurullah Marqadah, had also issued a formal fatwa in favour of polio vaccination drops.

He urged parents to avoid rumours and unfounded doubts, to rely on authentic information, and to play their full part in the ongoing campaign to protect their children from lifelong disability.

He added that the reporting of more than 50 polio cases in Afghanistan was a cause of concern for the region, and that collective cooperation was essential for the complete eradication of polio.

The current anti-polio campaign will continue until 8 November.