ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: An anti-polio drive of varying duration started across the Country from Monday to administer polio vaccine to the children up to five years of age.
In Punjab, 39,000 health workers are taking part in the week-long campaign to administer anti-polio vaccine to over five million children in seven districts including Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur, Layyah and Mianwali.
پانچ روزہ انسداد پولیو مہم کاآج سے آغاز۔۔۔ مہم میں 12.6 ملین بچوں کو حفاظتی قطرے پلوانے کا ہدف رکھا گیا ہے ۔ایک لاکھ سے زیادہ تربیت یافتہ فرنٹ لائن ورکرز گھر گھر جاکر بچوں کو حفاظتی قطرے پلوائیں گے۔ pic.twitter.com/VDtOVNpCTU
— PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) June 27, 2022
In Sindh, the special anti-polio drive started in Karachi and Hyderabad divisions and other high-risk districts of Sindh from today while in Larkana, Sukkur and Shaheed Benazirabad divisions, the drive will start from Wednesday.
Over 30,000 polio workers will administer anti-polio vaccine to over 3.3 million children in the high-risk Union Councils.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, about 2.6 million children will be administered anti-polio drops during a five-day campaign. Over 11,000 teams will take part in the campaign.
Similarly, in Balochistan, 4,900 teams will administer anti-polio vaccine to 1.2 million children during a five-day drive in 18 districts of the province.
Polio is a deadly virus that threatens not just life but also the future of our children. It is regrettable that we have not fully eliminated it so far. Polio campaign starting today aims to target 25 most vulnerable districts. Let us make it a success& defeat polio, once for all
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) June 27, 2022
