Anti-polio drive to kick off in 15 districts: EOC

F.P. Report

PESHAWAR: A three days anti-polio drive will be kicked off in 15 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from January 27, 2020 wherein more than 0.4 million children will be vaccinated against polio.

This was decided in a special meeting held here Friday at Emergency Operations Center Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with coordinator EOC Abdul Basit in the chair. Director EPI Dr Saleem and heads of technical partners were also present on the occasion.

The meeting decided to conduct special anti-polio drive in selected districts of the province to stop virus transmission and protect more children from permanent disabilities.

It was informed that a total of 4053,967 children will be administered polio drops in the upcoming campaign in Peshawar Charsadda, Mardan, Nowshera, Swabi, swat, Malakand, Buner, Khyber, Mohamand, Bajaur, Kohat, Bannu, Lakki Marwat and Torgher districts.

To reach out to the target children 12073 teams have been constituted out of which 10344 were mobile teams, 993 fixed teams, 661 transit and 75 were roaming teams.

Likewise, for the effective supervision of the campaign 2766 area incharges have been deployed in these districts that will monitor and ensure quality of the campaign. The meeting was informed that strict security measures have been taken to ensure safety of the teams and ensure smooth running of the campaign.

Speaking on the occasion, Coordinator EOC Abdul Basit appealed to the parents to support the government in eliminating the menace from the country by vaccinating their children.

He said that essential immunization was very important as it boost the child’s immunity against the attacks of various virus including polio and every parent should ensure that his child was fully protected against vaccine preventable diseases.