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BAHAWALPUR, Sep 28 (APP):Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur Zaheer Anwar Jappa has said that no child should be left non-vaccinated during the five-day anti-polio campaign starting on October 2 in the Bahawalpur district in which more than 0.8 million children up to five years of age will be vaccinated against polio.
Chairing a review meeting in his office on Thursday, the DC said that the members of the polio teams should perform their services properly. He said that not a single child should be left non-vaccinated during this campaign. He said that the team members should work actively at the bus stands. In this regard, the Regional Transport Authority needs to play an active role.
The Deputy Commissioner directed that children should be made aware of polio prevention in educational institutions. He said that polio drops should also be given to children living in remote areas of Cholistan. He said that members of the polio teams should be trained to perform their duties in a better manner. He said that committees should be formed at the tehsil levels for monitoring of teams.
The meeting was informed that the door-to-door campaign will continue from October 2 to October 4 in which polio teams will go door-to-door to give polio drops to children. The left-out children will be vaccinated under the catch-up activity on October 5 and October 6.
The DC said that 3276 mobile teams, 195 fixed teams and 136 transit teams would work in the field during the polio campaign. He informed that 132 Union Council Monitoring Officers and 667 Area Incharges would supervise the campaign. He further informed that children would also be given vitamin-A capsules to improve their immunity.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Headquarters Sumera Rabbani, CEO Health Dr Syed Tanveer Hussain, WHO representative Dr Masood and others attended the meeting.