HYDERABAD:The National Polio Eradication Campaign will continue from November 2 to November 8 in Hyderabad with a target of immunizing around 490,000 children of under 5 years age in the district.
In this connection, the campaign was inaugurated at the District Emergency Operations Centre (DEOC) on Sunday by Deputy Commissioner Hyderabad Zain-ul-Abideen, Memon.
District Health Officer Hyderabad Dr Pir Ghulam Hussain and Additional Deputy Commissioner-II, Mehwish Ejaz, administered polio drops to children on the occasion.
Addressing the event the DHO apprised that all necessary arrangements for the campaign had been completed. He stated that approximately 490,000 children would be administered polio drops during the campaign. The DHO appealed to the public to cooperate with polio vaccination teams to protect children from that crippling disease.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by the NSTOP Officer Hyderabad, District Polio Officers (DPOs) of the World Health Organization (WHO), Chief Communication Officer (CCO), DFP SIA representatives, TMC focal persons and Union Council Medical Officers (UCMOs).
The participants reaffirmed their commitment to joint efforts for the eradication of polio and pledged to make the November 2026 campaign successful.The cooperation of parents, religious scholars, social leaders, and all segments of society was also essential for the complete eradication of polio, they said.
They urged the parents to ensure that their children received polio drops during every single campaign so that Pakistan could be made polio-free.