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GUJRAT, Dec 18 (APP):Deputy Commissioner,Gujrat Noor-ul-Ain Qureshi chaired a meeting to review the performance of the ongoing polio vaccination campaign on its third day.
Officials of the Health Department, Police Department and the World Health Organization (WHO) attended the meeting. Chief Executive Officer, District Health Authority Gujrat, Dr. Syed Ata-ul-Munim briefed the meeting on the overall progress, coverage and field activities of the campaign.
WHO Gujrat representative Dr. Sadaf Sultan presented important suggestions for further improvement of the campaign, which the District Health Authority assured would be implemented in letter and spirit.
The Deputy Commissioner directed that children missed during the past three days must be vaccinated on the fourth day of the campaign. She emphasized strict monitoring of field activities to ensure that no child remains unvaccinated.
Parents were urged to fully cooperate with vaccination teams, as polio is a crippling and incurable disease and vaccination is the only effective preventive measure. They were appealed to ensure polio drops for all children under five years of age and play their role in this national cause.