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RAWALPINDI-A five-day polio vaccination campaign will begin in three districts of the district, including the RMC and cantonment zones from 18 to 25 February, as environmental water samples have been tested positive for polio. polio virus in the last 8 months.
District health officer Chaudary Hussain said about 2,000 polio teams, including 1,500 mobile teams, 217 fixed points, 90 transit points, 187 union council doctors and 400 regional officials would administer more than 740,000 children. less than five years in Tehsil Rawalpindi, Taxila, Gujar-Khan, Rawalpindi and Rawalpindi / Chaklala regions.
Hussain said the Authority had completed the anti-polio campaign throughout the district on Jan. 27, but environmental samples have been tested positive for the polio virus continuously since May 2018; which forced the Authority to start the campaign again.
He said that with the coordinated efforts of the government and the World Health Organization, polio workers had been trained to achieve the immunization goal of children under five years of age. years.
He urged citizens, especially parents, to come forward and play their part in eliminating crippling disease from society. "Parents should cooperate with the special teams in order to achieve the set goal."
He added that constant efforts were being made to control polio. Special teams have also been formed to cover areas where complaints about unattended children have been received, he said.
The official said that no cases of polio had been detected in Rawalpindi, adding that polio was a national problem and that it was incumbent on all to play an effective role in liberating the country from the disease. poliomyelitis.
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