Debilitating blow: Parent refusals cripple polio programme

UNICEF docume­nt says trust defici­t is to blame for an all-time low parent conver­sion rate.  UNICEF document says trust deficit is to blame for an all-time low parent conversion rate. PHOTO:
ISLAMABAD: 
The nation’s largest health initiative is in tatters.
Inefficient awareness building strategies, coupled with targeted attacks on polio teams and distrust among the populace, have led to a sharp increase in the number of families that refuse the oral polio

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