LARKANA: The Deputy Commissioner Larkana Kahsif Ali Tipu on Wednesday inaugurated the four-day National Polio Campaign by administering Oral Police Vaccine (OPV) to the children upto five years of age at EPI Centre, Old DHO office Larkana city.
The drive is being launched by the Health Department that would continue till November 26 (Saturday) throughout the district as other parts of the Country.
Speaking on the occasion, Deputy Commissioner Larkana said the anti-polio campaign continues to be conducted since 1994 when it was launched by the then prime minister, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, to rid the children of this crippling disease.
The people have been advised to get their children up to the age of five years, vaccinated against polio during house to house polio eradication campaign, he added.
He directed the Mobile Teams which were established by Health Department that they should ensure to administrate Anti Polio Drops 0-5 years children, so that no any child may be deprived from the Anti-Polio Drop.
He advised the Parents, Teachers, Representative of NGOs and Scouts to realize their responsibilities, cooperate with Mobile teams in administrating the Anti-Polio Drops to the Children and make the campaign success.
Additional Deputy Commissioner-II Larkana Amir Ali Mirani, DHO Larkana Dr. Abdul Fateh Bughio, Dr. Rajib Ali Shaikh, Dr. Abdul Sattar Shaikh, Dr. Abdul Wahid Tagar and other officials of Health Department were present on the occasion. Meanwhile, The Deputy Commissioner Larkana along-with Additional Deputy Commissioner-II Larkana and DHO Larkana took a surprise visit to various villages of Larkana taluka in order to monitor the 4-Day Anti Polio Campaign in Larkana District.
The District Health Officer while briefing the Deputy informed that with the assistance of WHO, UNICEF, 750 teams have been setup, who were assigned the task to visit to door to administrative Anti-Polio Drops to 0-5 year's children in Larkana district.
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