Pakistan’s wellbeing laborers battle the spread of polio

Pakistan is one of just two nations in the existence where poliovirus is as yet endemic – the other being neighbors Afghanistan.

To counter the spread of the sickness, Pakistan sent off a destruction crusade in 1994. The nation used to report 20,000 cases yearly, as per government wellbeing authorities. While the figure has descended altogether (five up to this point this year), the spread proceeds.

Pakistan directs in excess of 300 million portions of oral antibody every year with the assistance of something like 350,000 vaccinators, as per the Pakistan Polio Annihilation Program.

Wellbeing laborers, as well as going with security authorities, are frequently badgering, derided, provoked, compromised and designated genuinely. Somewhere around 102 have been killed in the field, government authorities express, including during efforts completed for the current year.

Notwithstanding these assaults and refusals of inoculation, wellbeing laborers likewise face different issues, including low compensation, pay postponements, and intense working circumstances. Some told Al Jazeera they are paid just 1,360 rupees (approx $5) for an eight-hour day.

Some polio survivors chipping away at the destruction crusade said they get no vehicle or medical advantages regardless of their condition, passing on them to stroll through intense territory and requesting weather patterns while completing their work.