Deputy Commissioner Captain (R) Nadeem Nasir on Monday directed health authorities not to restrict evaluation to end-of-campaign results but to formulate a regular weekly follow-up plan for high-risk union councils to ensure continuous reach to every child.
DC Orders Weekly Follow-up Plan for High-Risk Union Councils to Eradicate Polio
RAWALPINDI, Jul 13 (APP): Deputy Commissioner Captain (R) Nadeem Nasir on Monday directed health authorities not to restrict evaluation to end-of-campaign results but to formulate a regular weekly follow-up plan for high-risk union councils to ensure continuous reach to every child.
Chairing a health department review meeting, the Deputy Commissioner evaluated the public health situation, anti-dengue measures, and the polio eradication campaign along with World Health Organization (WHO) Polio Coordinator Dr. Shumaila and District Health Chief, Dr. Ehsan Ghani. He instructed that highly experienced medical officers be deployed to sensitive areas and that field monitoring framework efficiency be upgraded significantly.
The meeting also thoroughly reviewed anti-dengue protocols in light of the monsoon season. The Deputy Commissioner ordered the acceleration of indoor and outdoor surveillance for timely identification and destruction of dengue larvae. He emphasized that continuous hotspot monitoring and inter-departmental coordination must be maintained, stating that negligence regarding stagnant water elimination will not be tolerated.
