Collaboration contributes to success in polio control
Published on: Sunday, September 26, 2021
By: Bernama
Credit: Bernama.com
Kuala Lumpur: Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has attributed the country’s success in controlling and preventing polio disease to the collaboration between various agencies.The Representative Office to Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and Singapore, in its official message to the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sept 10, declared Malaysia as being polio-free.
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In a statement Saturday, Khairy expressed his appreciation to all parties that have pooled their resources to ensure polio control and prevention measures in the country were successfully implemented.
He also lauded state governments, as the main agency together with their respective state health departments, for their efforts in planning and implementing measures to contain and prevent polio outbreaks.
He said also involved were the Malaysian Islamic Development Department, state Islamic religious departments, media agencies, professional bodies, non- governmental organisations (NGOs) and community leaders including elected representatives who contributed by carrying out promotional activities to raise awareness on the dangers of polio disease, control and prevention measures as well as the importance of immunisation to contain the spread of the polio virus in the community.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Khairy also expressed his appreciation to the NGOs that are actively involved in the field, as well as private healthcare personnel who had contributed to the polio immunisation campaigns, health education and case detection.
