Anti-polio Drive Starts In Larkana Distt From Monday

LARKANA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Jan, 2022 ) :All-out arrangements have been finalized for the National immunization Campaign of�Polio.

�More than�306850�children of the Larkana district upto five years of age would be vaccinated Oral�Polio�Vaccine (OPV)during the Seven-day National�polio�campaign�starting from January 24, 2022 to� January 30, 2022� to save them from the crippling disease of�Polio.� � ��� ���This was disclosed by the District Health Officer (DHO) Larkana here on Sunday evening.

� � � ������He said the children upto five years of age would be administered Oral�Polio�Vaccine (OPV)during the three days�campaign.� � ������� He said 882 mobile teams have been constituted which would visit all the areas including the remote, far-flung areas of the district to accomplish the task.

� � � ������He further said that three (5) Roaming�polio�teams have also been constituted in Larkana city to cover children during four campaign.

� � � � � �DHO Larkana said that thirty 90transit�polio�teams have also been constituted in the district in this regard and they would be available at Railway Station, Bus stops and various markets of the district during the 07-day anti-polio�campaign.

� � � ������He exhorted the parents to be cooperative with the visiting mobile�polio�teams to make the national anti-polio�campaign�complete success.

� � � ������He also urged the religious scholars, elected representatives, NGOs and local community to make this�campaign�successful by involving their all-possible efforts so that the children of the whole district could be immunized against this crippling disease.