PESHAWAR: The district administration on Thursday persuaded people of Malikabad area, Jamrud tehsil to give anti-polio drops to children below five years age in order to prevent the spread of crippling disease.
On the direction of Deputy Commissioner Khyber, Mansoor Arshad, Assistant Commissioner Jamrud, Jawad Ali along with polio teams visited Malikabad area to convince residents who earlier announced to boycott anti- polio campaign.
The district administration team removed all concerns of parents after successful negotiations after which they voluntarily allowed to vaccinate 192 children against polio virus.
The district administration has setup special teams to remove any misconception about polio vaccines and convince parents who are reluctant to administer anti-polio drops to their children.