Mahmood Hina
Department of Public Health & Community Medicine, Ghulab Devi Educational Complex, Lahore, Pakistan.
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2018 Apr-Jun;30(2):304-307.
Pakistan has failed to achieve polio elimination till yet. Poliomyelitis is a crippling childhood disease, which causes paralysis for life. Aim of this study is to compare the frequency of polio cases in different provinces of Pakistan from 2010 till 2017. Results showed that total of 144 cases of polio were reported in 2010, a rise up to 198 was reported in 2011, a decline in cases was seen in 2012, i.e., 58, again cases rouse up to 93 cases, in 2013. In 2014, 306 cases were reported the rate declined considerably in 2015, i.e., 54 cases and in 2016 only 20 cases were seen. In 2017 only 8 cases were reported. So, it can be concluded that progressive improvement is seen in Pakistan regarding polio. Focused efforts should be continued till its complete elimination from the country as this will also give a positive message to the world about Pakistan being a responsible and peaceful nation.
巴基斯坦至今仍未实现消除脊髓灰质炎的目标。脊髓灰质炎是一种会导致儿童致残的疾病，可造成终身瘫痪。本研究的目的是比较2010年至2017年巴基斯坦不同省份脊髓灰质炎病例的发生频率。结果显示，2010年共报告了144例脊髓灰质炎病例，2011年增至198例，2012年病例数有所下降，为58例，2013年又升至93例。2014年报告了306例病例，2015年发病率大幅下降，为54例，2016年仅发现20例。2017年仅报告了8例。因此，可以得出结论，巴基斯坦在脊髓灰质炎方面正取得逐步改善。应持续进行有针对性的努力，直至该国彻底消灭脊髓灰质炎为止，因为这也将向世界传达有关巴基斯坦是一个负责任且和平的国家的积极信息。
