Tribal elders and religious leaders of the different sub tribe of Utmankhail tribe of the agency Tuesday unconditionally agreed for extending their full support for the eradication polio disease form the region

 Tribal elders  and religious leaders of the different sub tribe of Utmankhail tribe of the agency Tuesday unconditionally agreed for extending their full support for the eradication polio disease form the region and warned of strict action would be taken those who could sabotage the anti polio drive in the area.This was made in a seminar organized by the local heath deportment with the collaboration of world health organization held at the far-flung area of Ghani Ada of Utmankhail sub division . Hundreds of tribal elders of the different sub tribes , Ulema and official of the local administration and health deportment were participated the seminar . Addressing the seminar, Agency surgeon Bajaur , Dr Jehan zeb dawr  said that Pakistan is among the three countries in the world where the polio disease become a serious threats to the lives of the children and as a result large number of population had been affected form the polio infection . He said that this disease not only suffering the lives of our children it is also badly affecting the country dignity in the international community Dr Jehan zeb Dewar said that no doubt the government is very concerned for the complete elimination of this virus from across the country and the government taking all possible efforts in the regards. “Polio disease is a National issue and the support of the community is very important because the government cant doing anything without the pubic cooperation,” He urged the elders and Ulema to extend their full support and ply active role for the early  eradication the agency  from the polio  . “There is nothing harmful in polio vaccine and its is the responsibility of the ulema , and  elders to eliminate  misconceptions about the vaccination,”, Agency surgeon said .
He claimed that the agency would be soon declared free from the polio because since April 2011, no positive case of the polio has been reported across the agency.
The vaccinations ratio was very “The ratio of vaccinations in the region was very excellent than other tribal areas adding that the refusal case also reduced in the whole region,” he said. Addressing the seminar elders and Ulema said that they have always supports anti polio campaign because “we knew that polio disease is a serious threats for our children lives  .”   They said. They  said that  we will supports with the health staff in the  anti polio drive and no one would be allowed  to disturbed  the campaign  anywhere in the agency. “If anyone could found for sabotaging the anti polio drive in the area, the elders will take serious action according to the local tradition.” They said .