MULTAN, Nov 03 (APP):More than 600,000 children have been administered anti-polio drops during the first two days of the ongoing vaccination campaign in Multan,with no refusal cases reported, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister(CM) of Punjab on Polio Uzma Kardar said on Tuesday. During her visit to Multan,she told a press briefing,accompanied by Deputy Commissioner(DC),Dr.Faisal Saleem, that all relevant departments were working under a comprehensive strategy to eradicate polio. She …
Over 600,000 children receive polio drops in first two days of Multan campaign
MULTAN, Nov 03 (APP):More than 600,000 children have been administered anti-polio drops during the first two days of the ongoing vaccination campaign in Multan,with no refusal cases reported, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister(CM) of Punjab on Polio Uzma Kardar said on Tuesday.
During her visit to Multan,she told a press briefing,accompanied by Deputy Commissioner(DC),Dr.Faisal Saleem, that all relevant departments were working under a comprehensive strategy to eradicate polio.
She said the services of religious scholars were also being sought to create awareness about polio vaccination and encourage parents to cooperate with vaccination teams.
Kardar said polio workers were being provided with all necessary facilities and support to ensure the effective implementation of the campaign.
Special arrangements had also been made to vaccinate children who might be missed during the campaign.
She added that vaccination teams were not only administering polio drops but also maintaining proper records of the children covered.
The special assistant said Punjab had made significant progress towards achieving its polio eradication targets, while concerted efforts were underway to make Pakistan polio-free by 2027.
Deputy Commissioner(DC),Dr.Faisal Saleem said coordinated measures were being taken to eliminate the poliovirus and that no negligence or lapse would be tolerated in the vaccination campaign.
He said that despite negative environmental samples reported from Multan,the anti-polio campaign would continue until the complete eradication of the virus.
