Summary of new WPV and cVDPV this week (AFP cases and ES positives): • • •
DR Congo: six cVDPV2 cases Nigeria: one cVDPV2 case Yemen: 34 cVDPV2 cases
It’s the second day of the international cricket test match between Pakistan and Australia, and hundreds of women and men wearing bright orange and green caps are queuing up at the security gate of the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore. It promises to be yet another scintillating day of superb Australian batting and just as thrilling a display of skillful bowling and fielding by the Pakistanis. “I love cricket and am very excited to be here. This is my first time watching a live international cricket match in a stadium,” says Ayesha, one of the fans in the queue, her eyes sparkling with delight. But today is not just about cricket and nor is Ayesha just a fan. The day’s game has been dedicated to raise awareness about polio and pay tribute to the heroic polio workers who go above and beyond in the fight to end polio from Pakistan.
Ayesha is a polio survivor and one of the polio heroes who has dedicated her life to protect as many children as possible from this deadly crippling disease. In Pakistan, over three million polio workers like Ayesha walk from door-to-door during every national vaccination campaign, to reach 43 million children under five years of age with the polio vaccine.
May 2022 , 2020
Page 15
