Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has suspended and removed health and administrative officials over poor performance during ant-polio drive across the province.
As per details, Murad Ali Shah placed the services of two District Health Officers, Badin and Keamari, under suspension, issued disciplinary notices to the Deputy Commissioners of Badin and Thatta and removed Assistant Commissioners Matli and Mirpur Sakro.
“Polio is a debilitating disease, and its eradication is our national duty, which everyone must perform diligently. Negligence will not be tolerated,” Murad Ali Shah said while presiding over a meeting on polio eradication at the CM House here on Tuesday.
The meeting was attended by Minister of Health Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho, Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah, Secretary to the CM Raheem Shaikh, Secretary of Health Rehan Baloch, Coordinator EOC Irshad Sodhar, and other concerned officials.
The chief minister said that the new cases, one each from Hyderabad, Badin, and Thatta – all within the Hyderabad Division – highlight a critical reality. The health minister added that despite achieving over 98 per cent coverage in recent vaccination drives, the virus continues to find and paralyse vulnerable children.
