The Government of Japan assures its continuous support for the polio eradication initiative in Pakistan by extending a grant of US $ 4 million to procure 23.8 million doses of oral polio vaccine. The vaccine will be administered to Pakistani children under the age of five, according to a report of Pakistan Press International (PPI). In this regard, an agreement signing ceremony was held in Islamabad on Monday between Seiji Kojima, Ambassador of Japan and Martin Mongwanja, UNICEF representative in Pakistan. Khushnood Akhtar Lashari, Pakistan Secretary for Health was also present to witness the signing.
