PM Shehbaz congratulates the nation on achieving trachoma-free status

Pakistan is now officially acknowledged as a country free of trachoma by the World Health Organization (WHO). Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked the country as a whole and celebrated this enormous accomplishment on Tuesday.

He gave special recognition to the experts, NGOs, provincial governments, and the health ministry for their contributions, all of which were essential in achieving this milestone.

In his speech, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated the urgent need to eradicate hepatitis and polio in Pakistan. He urged that these diseases be treated with the same tenacity and dedication that were used to eradicate trachoma, a contagious infection that causes inflammation of the inner eyelids.

At a ceremony when Dr. Lou Dapeng, Head of Mission for WHO in Pakistan, delivered the Trachoma-free certificate to the Prime Minister, he stated that this accolade represents the unshakable dedication of the Health Ministry and its partners in combatting the disease.

The Prime Minister urged the appropriate authorities to keep up their momentum and commitment, saying that if they are prepared to face the difficulties that lay ahead, such unrelenting efforts could catapult Pakistan to unprecedented heights of success.