3 Days Polio Campaign To Start On Monday In Balochistan

3 days polio campaign to start on Monday in Balochistan

QUETTA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Jan, 2019 ) :Coordinator Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) Balochistan Rashid Razzaq on Sunday said, all preparations have been completed for the three days Anti-Polio drive in Balochistan which would be started from Monday January 21.

The government and Emergency operation Centre Balochistan would commence three days Anti-Polio campaign in Balochistan, in which more than 2.5 million children of less than five years would be administered with polio drops.

"All preparations have been made regarding the Anti-polio campaign, 10356 teams would be deployed to vaccinate children under the age of five," Rashid Razzaq. At least 8829 mobile teams, 951 fixed points and 576 transit points have been deployed in all over Balochistan to make sure that all children should be administered with polio drops.

"We have adopted strict security to prevent any unpredictable situation, Balochistan Levies force, Police and Frontier Corps (FC) would be deployed to protect the polio workers," Rashid Razzaq said and added religious scholars are also taking part to persuade the parents who normally refuse to administer the polio drops. Pakistan and Afghanistan are the two endemic countries still having polio cases.

"It's admirable that with the efforts of our frontline workers, no case has been reported in the polio reservoir districts namely Quetta, Pishin and Killa Abdullah. Yet we have to strive more to stop the virus circulation and save our children", concluded Rashid Razzaq.