RAWALPINDI: The five-day anti-polio campaign kicked off in the entire district here on Monday to cover more than 811,798 children below five years age.
Executive District Officer (EDO) Health Dr Arshad Ali Sabir informed that 1850 polio teams, 270 health centers, allied hospitals and tehsil headquarter hospitals are participating in the drive.
During the campaign, he said, over 250,000 children have so far administered the polio vaccine on first day while 811,798 children the set target of the campaign would be achieved by May 6.
He said polio drops were also being administered at transit points to ensure that all children be immunized below five years age.
He said staff deployed for the campaign have been instructed that no negligence in this regard would be tolerated.
The EDO advised parents to come forward and play their role to ensure vaccination of their children to eliminate the disease.
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