Fresh Polio Drive To Reach 13.5m Children
Umer Jamshaid Published November 27, 2022 | 08:10 PM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Nov, 2022 ) :The third Sub-National Immunization Days (SNIDs) campaign of the current year 2022 will launch on Monday to vaccinate 13.5 million children under-five years of old children in 36 districts in Pakistan.
The campaign will start from November 28 across the country involving nine districts of Punjab, eight districts of Sindh, six districts of Balochistan, and Islamabad.
In Khyber Pakhutnkwa, the campaign will be launched on December 5, targeting nine high-risk districts of the region.
Over 100,000 trained and dedicated "Sehat muhafiz" will be engaged in the vaccination drive to inoculate the targeted children at their doorstep.� On this occasion, Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Abdul Qadir Patel said that If we can eliminate the poliovirus from southern KP, we will succeed in eliminating polio from Pakistan altogether.
He added that we are actually quite close to the finish line, and we are determined to get there as soon as possible.
"Pakistan has made great strides in the fight against polio, with virus circulation reduced to only one small part of the country", he said.
Dr. Shahzad Baig, Coordinator of the National Emergency Operation Centre emphasized that the anti-polio campaign required collective action at all levels to eradicate the poliovirus from the country completely.
He said that our aim is to ensure timely and repeated vaccination of eligible children.
"High-risk districts are our top priority, and we are keen to eliminate the poliovirus from the challenging areas while protecting the rest of the region as well," he added.
� "I particularly urge all parents and caregivers to get their children vaccinated instead of hiding them or refusing to take the necessary drops during all vaccination drives. It is important to realize that the polio virus still exists in our surroundings, and no child is safe until all children are truly vaccinated," Dr. Shahzad Baig said.
Moreover, The National Emergency Operation Centre issued the "Sehat Tahhafuz" Helpline 1166 and 24/7 WhatsApp Helpline 0346-777-65-46 to assist the parents and caregivers in reporting missed children.
They added that repeated polio vaccination campaigns are imperative for building immunity among children and preventing possible death or lifelong paralysis.
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