RAWALPINDI:The District Anti-Polio Committee on Wednesday finalized comprehensive operational arrangements to vaccinate 989,924 children under five years of age during the upcoming week-long anti-polio campaign launching across Rawalpindi district on November 2.
Presiding over a review meeting at his office, Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Captain (Retd) Nadeem Nasir evaluated logistics, vaccination coverage targets, and strategies to eliminate zero-dose and persistently missed children across all 188 union councils of the district.
Briefing the chair on operational mechanics, health officials revealed that field teams will cover 701,000 households during the drive.
To ensure seamless field execution and monitoring, the administration will deploy 4,215 mobile teams, 200 Union Council Medical Officers (UCMOs), 686 area in-charges, 176 transit teams, and 232 fixed vaccination centers.
Reviewing ongoing zero-dose tracing metrics, the committee was informed that field teams have successfully vaccinated and verified 2,435 children out of a targeted 2,547 zero-dose individuals identified during previous surveillance rounds, with special outreach teams mobilized to address parental refusals.
DC Captain (R) Nadeem Nasir instructed all departments to maintain strict inter-agency coordination, refine micro-plans, and execute public awareness drives across educational institutions, religious seminaries, and community platforms ahead of the November campaign.
The meeting was attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner (Social Services) Fazael Mudassar, Chief Executive Officer (Health), representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO), and key departmental officers.