Parents urged to participate in polio campaign

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RAWALPINDI: The Punjab Minister for Information Fayyzul Hassan Chohan on Wednesday urged parents to actively participate in the ongoing anti-polio drive.

He said this while visiting different areas of the city to review arrangements in Rawalpindi to review arrangements by the district administration for the ongoing five-day anti-polio drive in the district.

Accompanied by the Rawalpindi Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anwarul Haq, Chohan visited a local school in Dhoke Kala Khan area where he administered polio drops to children who were five-years-of-age or less.

The minister declared polio a disease which is a national issue. He added that it is the responsibility of every citizen to play an effective role in making the country polio-free.

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Calling for the active participation of parents in the polio drive, he urged parents to come forward and play their role in immunising their children for the elimination of the crippling disease.

Separately, while chairing a meeting on the ongoing anti-polio drive, Haq said that the cooperation of all departments was necessary for uprooting polio from the society.

“The eradication of polio disease is essential for ensuring a safe future of the next generation,” the DC said, and directed to persuade all parents who had refused to administer the vaccine to their children.

Later in the day, District Health Authority (DHA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Sohail Ahmed, Rawalpindi District Health Officer (DHO) Ehsan Ghani and other related officials visited different union councils (UCs) of the garrison city. The officials reviewed the ongoing drive and inspected the performance of field staff.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 20^th, 2020.