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NWA IDPs Bannu ‘most vulnerable’ to polio

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By Web Desk Published July 14, 2014 2 Min Read
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With a significant influx of displaced individuals from the North Waziristan Agency into Bannu, health officials have designated the district as exceptionally prone to polio outbreaks.

Data from the Provincial Polio Control Room (PPCR) within the Chief Minister’s Polio Monitoring Cell indicates a recent rise in polio vaccine refusals in Bannu.

The PPCR figures show an escalation in vaccine refusal cases, surging from 4,200 during the immunization effort between June 6 and June 8 to 12,043 in the subsequent campaign from June 23 to June 25.

A high-ranking official from the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Health Department attributed the sharp increase in refusals to shortcomings in the efforts of Unicef’s Communications Networking (ComNet) team.

The official critiqued the effectiveness of ComNet’s polio communication officers in Bannu, highlighting a significant discrepancy between their remuneration and their success in mitigating vaccine hesitancy.

He noted that the district of Bannu has documented seven polio incidents this year alone. He attributed the outbreak to several factors, including parental refusal to vaccinate, the district’s geographical proximity to North Waziristan Agency—a region where the Taliban imposed a vaccination ban in 2012—and the substantial number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) arriving from North Waziristan. The combination of increased vaccine refusals and the influx of IDPs significantly heightens the risk of polio for Bannu’s children, with potential implications for the wider region.

The official expressed concern that the mass movement of IDPs could facilitate the spread of polio not just within Bannu but across the entire nation.

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