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UNICEF, EOC discuss coordination for polio eradication

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ISLAMABAD, Oct 20 (APP):Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Balochistan Coordinator Inam ul Haq met with UNICEF Pakistan Country Office Security Chief Sidahmed Abdullah to discuss coordination, collaboration and security support for strengthening polio eradication efforts in the province.
The meeting was attended by UNICEF Polio Team Lead Balochistan Shapur Suleman, Security Specialist for Polio Dastgir Ghilzai and National Field Security Adviser at the Balochistan Field Office Naseebullah Kakar.
During the meeting, Sidahmed Abdullah appreciated Inam ul Haq for his continued support and cooperation with the UNICEF Balochistan Polio Team, acknowledging his contributions to the collective efforts aimed at eradicating polio in the province.
The participants underscored the importance of sustained coordination between the EOC and UNICEF to support polio eradication activities and address operational and security-related challenges.
They emphasized that effective collaboration and security arrangements remained essential to ensuring the continuity of vaccination activities and advancing efforts to protect children against polio across Balochistan.

Source: APP (Associated Press of Pakistan)