ABBOTTABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, MNA, Uzma Riaz Jadoon and Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abbottabad Capt. (R) Nadeem Nasir Thursday kicked off a five-day anti-polio drive at the DC office, which would formally carried out from September 17 to 21 in the district.
Speaking on the occasion, Uzma Riaz Jadoon advised parents to must vaccinate their under 5 years of age children for the eradication of Polio from the country and should support the vaccination team.
She said that by making this country polio-free, we would save the future of our generations.
She appreciated the district administration, health department and immunization teams for successful previous anti-polio drives in district Abbottabad and said that the targets of the current drive would also be achieved.
During the drive, 250, 000 children of the district Abbottabad would be vaccinated, 1127 anti-polio drive teams would work to immunize the children while the health department has also established 1050 fix centres and 34 on bus stands.
Anti-Polio drive teams through a door-to-door campaign would vaccinate under 5 years of age children in every nook and corner of the district to vaccinate the children and achieve the target.
A team of 25 officers including district administration, 75 officers from the World Health Organization (WHO) and 87 officers from the Union Council level would monitor the campaign on daily basis while 302 area in-charges of the drive would also look after the drive.
On the occasion, anti-polio and anti dengue walks were also organized where besides MNA Uzma Riaz, DC Abbottabad Nasir, Medical Superintendent DHQ Abbottabad, DDHO Dr. Shahzad Iqbal, EPI in-charge, WHO representatives and EPI staff were also present.