SOPs devised for polio vaccination drive

Health officer says 1,950 inoculation teams will go door-to-door in Pindi

RAWALPINDI:

The standard operation procedures (SOP) will be strictly followed during the five-day polio vaccination drive commencing from September 21, said Rawalpindi District Health Authority (DHA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Sohail Chaudary said on Monday.

DHA officers were training union council in-charges of mobile polio teams, he said.

During the campaign 1,950 polio teams would go door-to-door and administer polio drops to 872,000 children under five years in all tehsils and union councils of the district, he said.

Dr Sohail said that SOPs regarding Covid-19 would be implemented to ensure safety during the drive starting from September 21 to 25, while wearing of face masks and use of sanitizer would also be mandatory for polio teams during the campaign, he added.

Meanwhile, the polio vaccination drive in-charge Chaudhry Muhammad Hussain said that 396 area in-charges, 204 medical officers, allied hospitals and Tehsil Headquarter Hospital staff will also participate in the campaign.

Hussain said all possible steps have been taken by the concerned to make the campaign a success. "At least 269 fixed centres would also be set up to administer the inoculation drops," he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 8^th, 2020.