Sukkur:A review meeting regarding the anti polio campaign in district Sukkur was held in the conference hall of the Deputy Commissioner Office under his chairmanship, to review the previous SNIDs campaign of September 2026 and the DPEC meeting for SNIDs November 2026.
The meeting was attended by concerned Assistant Commissioners, District Health Officer Sukkur Dr. Ali Gul Shah, officers of PPHI, WHO, UNICEF and Rotary International Education, Local Government, Social Welfare, Population Welfare, Rescue 1122, Information and other relevant departments.
On the occasion, officers deputed for the polio campaign Dr. Waqar Dahar, Dr. Tanveer Abbasi and others gave a detailed briefing on the September 2026 SNIDs campaign, informing about the campaign’s coverage, success, shortcomings, environmental samples collected from different areas, negative cases, missed areas and other matters.
They informed that during the campaign in district Sukkur, more than 98 percent of children were administered anti-polio drops overall, and every possible effort was made to ensure full implementation of the micro-plan during the campaign.
Addressing the meeting, Deputy Commissioner Sukkur Nadir Shahzad Khan said that eradication of polio is a national duty and no negligence will be tolerated in this regard. He directed that the micro plan be further improved for the upcoming SNIDs campaign to be held from November 02 to 05, 2026, with special focus on high-risk Union Councils and mobile population.
He said that cooperation of Chairmen of Union Councils, members of District Council, religious scholars, teachers and notables of the area should be sought to convince refusal parents and all relevant departments should perform their duties in the best manner so that no child is left without polio vaccine. He directed special attention to the training of new UC Medical Officers included in the campaign, zero-dose and micro plan.
The Deputy Commissioner also directed provision of security for polio teams for the upcoming polio campaign and daily monitoring of the campaign in the field by Assistant Commissioners.