Attempts to eradicate polio in the country have been hit by militant attacks on immunisation teams that have claimed more than 100 lives since December 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS
SUKKUR: Sukkur deputy commissioner Dr Waheed Asghar Bhutti inaugurated a four-day anti-polio campaign by administering polio drops to children on Saturday.
He said that eradication of polio is a challenge for the whole nation and everyone has to perform an important role in achieving this national cause.
He directed the concerned officers to ensure door to door visits of polio teams to administer polio drops to all children up to five years of age.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 18th, 2016.
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