Mullah Omar (spiritual leader of Taliban) caring for the health of children
Declaration of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan regarding the Polio Vaccination
According to the latest international medicine science, the polio disease can only be cured by preventive measures i.e. the anti-polio drops and the vaccination of children against this disease.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan supports and lends a hand to all those programs which works for the health care of the helpless people of our country. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan advises in the existing war situation of the country to the campaigning organizations i.e. WHO and UNICEF to employ unbiased people in the region. The foreign employees should refrain from going to the region and similarly the campaign should be harmonized with the regional conditions, Islamic values and local cultural traditions. In case of compliance with these rudiments, all the associated workers (Mujahidin) of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan are directed, not to create any kind of trouble for them, rather they should be provided with all necessary support.
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
2013-05-13
NOTE: The above was sent to me by Islamic Emirate
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Carol Anne Grayson is an independent writer/researcher on global health/human rights/WOT and is Executive Producer of the Oscar nominated, Incident in New Baghdad. She is a Registered Mental Nurse with a Masters in Gender Culture and Development. Carol was awarded the ESRC, Michael Young Prize for Research 2009, and the COTT ‘Action = Life’ Human Rights Award’ for “upholding truth and justice”. She is also a survivor of US “collateral damage”.
Really?! How generous he is!!
The context was in light of the fact that some elements were opposing the polio vaccine, to clarify that Islamic Emirate are not against this vaccine. I had already written an article on this at the time… this was purely a reminder of the importance of prevention of polio
Can you please provide a link to that article you wrote at that time.
Thanks for your comment, yes, I have written several, including an interview with TTP spokesperson on polio who invited me to FATA to discuss the issue unfortunately few wanted to listen. As a qualified health professional, I was trying to ensure children were vaccinated and health workers protected. Here is article from 2013. Key opportunities were missed, what media bothered to publish Islamic Emirate declaration? Here is one article…
“Taliban support polio vaccinations whilst US support killing children by drone”
https://activist1.wordpress.com/2013/10/25/taliban-support-polio-vaccine-whilst-us-support-killing-children-by-drone/
Actually if you put “polio” in the search box on my blog the rest should come up…