KARACHI, Feb 12: Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil has said that the city government has enacted the sub-sections of the Poultry Bylaws, Regulations and Registration in Karachi.

A notification in this regard would be issued soon, she said while addressing an awareness programme on ‘Bird flu and polio’, organised jointly by the provincial health department, the city government, the World Health Organisation, and Unicef at the KMC Building on Tuesday. Over 600 women councillors and city council members attended the programme.

Emphasising regular medical check-ups of children after every three months, Ms Jalil said anti-polio vaccination card of every child should be available at home.

She stressed the need for spreading awareness about bird flu and polio through women councillors. She also said that the stipend of women health workers be increased so that they could perform well.

Sindh Caretaker Minister for Health Fauzia Lari, who was chief guest on the occasion, said that the media should confirm a news item before releasing it.

“Now there is no threat of bird flu in the city,” she said, adding that the government had culled all birds of the two poultry farms in Gadap where the avian influenza virus was detected.

According to WHO’s representative Dr Khalif Balay, Karachi is affected from any disease or virus more than other cities owing to its mammoth population.

Sindh PDEPI representative Dr Salma Kausar said that no polio case has been registered this year in Karachi. The two patients detected with polio virus last year belonged to other cities. —PPI

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