LAHORE, Pakistan: The Punjab Health department on Monday launched a three-day anti-polio drive in the province.
while talking to the state-run news agency in Lahore on Monday, the Director Extended Programme for Immunization (EPI) Dr. Munir Ahmed said that the campaign was started as an initiative to eradicate even the chances of any polio virus in Punjab. He said that not even a single case had so far been reported from any part of the province.
Dr. Munir further said, “Compliance with National Emergency Action Plan would be ensured and provincial team would monitor the activities.”
Giving details, he said that 47,000 teams including 6,700 in Lahore were formed to administer polio vaccine to children during the drive.
He said that a target of 18,400,000 children below five years of age had been fixed to administer anti-polio drops in all the districts of Punjab.
He appealed to the parents to get their children administered anti-polio drops and cooperate with the anti-polio teams.
