NAROWAL:Deputy Commissioner Narowal Muhammad Ashraf inaugurated the anti-polio campaign, which will start from Monday, October 2.
He administered polio vaccine drops to children under five years of age at the District Headquarters Hospital and also led an awareness walk regarding the anti-polio campaign. Chief Executive Officer Health Narowal Dr. Naveed Haider, District Health Officer Dr. Mohammad Tariq, World Health Organisation representative Dr. Aqib, MS Dr. Afzal Rajpoot, District Coordinator for National Programme Dr. Zahid Randhawa, Medical Officer Dr. Rahat Ali, DSV Mujahid Ali, DIO Ahsan-ul-Haq Chaudhry, In-charge of Dialysis Department Tariq Shaheen and others were also present.
The deputy commissioner said that during the campaign, 3,65,198 children under five years of age would be administered polio drops for which 1,341 teams had been formed.