Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: An anti-polio vaccination campaign will commence from November 27 (Monday) for administering vaccination to all children under five years of age in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab.
The coordinator of the National Emergency Operation talking to a private news channel on Sunday emphasized that the polio campaign required deep attention and utmost responsibility to completely eradicate the polio virus from the country. The campaign would commence in three districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and nine districts of Punjab. High-risk districts would be the top priority, and we are keen to eliminate the polio virus from the challenging areas, he added.
According to the Emergency Operation Center, three districts of the Khyber province include Bannu, Lakki Marwat and North Waziristan where more than 500,000 children will be vaccinated during the campaign. DEcember 5 will mark the second phase of the anti-polio drive in nine districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. In Punjab, an anti-polio drive will be conducted for seven days in Faisalabad, Rawalpindi and Lahore districts while for five days in six districts including Sialkot, Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan, Mianwali, Bahawalpur and Rajanpur.
The polio teams will also be available at bus stops, railway stations and other public places besides visiting door-to-door to vaccinate the children. Tight security measures will be taken to ensure security of the polio teams during the drive.
