Five-day anti-polio drive in July

RAWALPINDI: A five-day anti-polio drive would commence in three tehsils of the district including Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation and Cantonments areas from July 2 to 6.

Talking to APP, District Health Officer (CEO) District Health Authority Dr Zeeshan said that around 2000 polio teams including 1500 mobile teams, 217 fixed points, 90 transit points, 187 Union council medical officers and 400 area in-charges would administer polio drops to above 750,000 children less than five years in Tehsil Rawalpindi, Taxila, Gujar Khan, Rawalpindi city and Rawalpindi and Chaklala cantonments boards area. The DHO informed that with the coordinated efforts of government and WHO, polio workers have been trained to accomplish the target. 

Published in The Express Tribune, June 28^th, 2018.