PESHAWAR:Like other parts of the province the five-day anti polio vaccination drive started on Monday in Torghar and Battagram districts wherein Deputy Commissioners administered polio drops to children under the age of five.
On the occasion Deputy Commissioner Torghar Anwer Zaib and DC Battagram Irfanullah Mehsud directed the polio teams to ensure marking of figure of the vaccinated children besides marking of the doors of each house.
They also urged the teams to pay more focus on refusal cases and in coordination with the tribal elders convince the parents to get their children vaccinated against the disease.
They also directed strict security measures for the polio teams and directed health department to also review the performance of polio teams.