Four-day Polio Eradication Campaign Begins

A four-day nation-wide Polio Eradication campaign Monday began across the state

MIRPUR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Jan, 2018 ) :A four-day nation-wide Polio Eradication campaign Monday began across the state. AJK health authorities have set a target to immunize at 7.16 Lac children under 5-years of age with the anti-polio vaccine throughout the area during the campaign to save the children from the crippling disease, a State Health Department spokesman told APP here.

The anti-polio campaign will continue till January 18, the spokesperson added. He said that over 2004 mobile para-medical staff teams had been constituted whereas 397 fixed units and 124 transit points at prominent public places including bus and wagon stands were set up in all ten districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir including Mirpur, Muzaffarabad, Hattiyan (Jhelum valley), Neelam valley, Kotli, Bagh, Sudhanoti, Haveili, Bhimbher and Rawalakot to administer the anti-polio vaccine drops during the three-day drive.

The AJK Health Department have made adequate arrangements to provide at least seven Lac anti-polio vaccine doses for the entire campaign across AJK.

At least 63 zonal supervisors will look after the campaign conducted by 481 in charges of different areas, he added.

Besides, the parents will also get their children fed with the anti-polio vaccine drops at the fixed centers close to their homes including hospitals and district and tehsil health offices. The fixed centers have been set up at the hospitals, basic health units, rural health centers as well as various other spots to vaccinate children with the anti-polio drops from 8.00 a.m to 4.00 p.m.

The total staff involved in the drive including mobile teams comprising over 4500 workers, will visit door to door to immunize the children of and under 5 years of age during the nation-wide campaign throughout Azad Jammu & Kashmir. The spokesperson said that there had been no case of polio disease detected in Azad Jammu & Kashmir during the last 17 years.