World Health Organization (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hasonce again praised Pakistan’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic andsupported Prime Minister Imran Khan’s policy to balance life and livelihoodas the country combatted the disease.
The WHO chief, in an op-edlinkonTuesday, discussed in detail the international efforts towards fighting thepandemic, remarking that “there are glimmers of hope that encourage us nowand in the near future”.
While mentioning Pakistan, Dr Tedros said the country deployed theinfrastructure it built up over the many years for polio to combat COVID-19.
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Echoing PM Imran Khan’s policy of balancing life and livelihood, the WHOchief said, “the choice is not between controlling the virus or saving theeconomy; the two go hand-in-hand”.
“Community health workers who have been trained to go door-to-doorvaccinating children against polio have been redeployed and utilised forsurveillance, contact tracing and care,” he noted about Pakistan.
