Gilgit-Baltistan: Anti-polio campaign in jeopardy as LHVs refuse to work in protest

Our Correspondent 

Gilgit, September 28: Lady Health Visitors (LHVs) in Gilgit-Baltistan has decided to boycott the forthcoming anti-polio vaccination drive, in protest against non-regularization of their jobs.

According to details, the LHVs have decided to abstain from vaccinating children as part of a three-day anti-polio campaign scheduled to start from the 30^th of September.

The LHVs have been working as temporary employees of the Health Department and they have protested in the past on several occasions against non-payment of salaries and non-regularization of their services.

Failure of the anti-polio campaign can increase the risk of more children become affected with the lethal polio virus.

It is pertinent to note that Gilgit-Baltistan is one of the region’s in Pakistan where the threat of polio has not been fully controlled.

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