Pakistani PM kicks off nationwide anti-polio campaign as new cases emerge
ISLAMABAD, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday kicked off a fresh nationwide anti-polio campaign after three new cases of the crippling disease were reported in the country.
"We have launched a new anti-polio campaign with a renewed zeal and focus ... A polio-free Pakistan is our national goal," the prime minister said on Twitter.
Millions of children up to the age of five would be given polio drops by health workers across the country as part of the door-to-door vaccination campaign.