FAISALABAD: Deputy Commissioner Abdullah Nayyar Sheikh inaugurated a weeklong anti-polio drive here on Saturday, in which more than 1.536 million children would be vaccinated in Faisalabad.
Giving drops to children at Hilal-e-Ahmar (Red Crescent) Maternity Hospital, he said that 4,869 teams of health department were constituted which would remain active from January 8 to 14 (Monday to Sunday) to vaccinate children against polio.
He said that the government was committed to eradicating the poliovirus from society, however, public cooperation was imperative for a success. He directed officers of health department to ensure strict implementation of the micro-plan so that the 100 percent target of the anti-polio drive could be achieved.
He also appealed to parents to cooperate with the teams so that society could be saved from the disease.