Polio Campaign Schedule Postponed In Some Areas Due To Rain Fall

Sumaira FH Published January 21, 2019 | 10:33 PM

National Emergency Operation Centre on Monday said that the schedule of polio campaign was postponed in some areas due to rain fall

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Jan, 2019 ) :National Emergency Operation Centre on Monday said that the schedule of polio campaign was postponed in some areas due to rain fall.

According to an official of National Emergency Operation Centre, the first nationwide polio campaign of 2019 has started today on all the districts and areas except the districts and areas, where it has been postponed due to weather conditions.

He said that the campaign was deferred in 21 districts including one district in KP, five districts in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, four districts in Gilgit-Baltistan, nine districts in Sindh, one district in Punjab and the capital city Islamabad.

According to details shared by the National EOC, districts with fully postponed campaign included Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Bagh, Poonch, Sadnuti, Haveli, Neelam in AJK, Astore, Ghizer, Hunza and Nagar in Gilgit-Baltistan, Shikarpur, Nosheroferoz, MirpurKhas, Shaheed Benazirabad, Qambar, Jakababad, Matiari, Haiderabad, Tandoallahyar in Sindh, Rawalpindi, and Islamabad.

In addition to these areas, the campaign was partially postponed in 14 districts that included in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mansehra, Abbotabad, Dir Upper, Swat and Lakki Marwat, in AJK Jehlam Valley, in Baluchistan Sohbat Pur, in Gilgit Baltistan Skardu, in Sindh Sangarh, Thatha, Badin, Kashmor, Sakhar, and Ummer Kot.

The Coordinator, National Emergency Operations Centre Dr Rana Muhammad Safdar highly commended the commitment of frontline workers to brave all odds and reach all eligible children in this critical national campaign.

"The National EOC in coordination with relevant provinces and districts is tracking campaign progress across Pakistan. The door to door vaccination campaign in all deferred districts will be conductedas soon as the rain and snow fall subsides", he said.