Over 7.7 million children under five years of age across 11 districts of South Punjab will be administered polio vaccine along with Vitamin A capsules to aid in physical and mental development in a campaign from May 26.
A spokesperson for health and population dept said here on Friday that the campaign would cover 42 tehsils and 933 union councils in South Punjab.
A massive mobilization of 31,370 teams has been arranged for the effort, including 28,837 mobile teams, 1,524 fixed teams, and 1,010 transit teams.
According to the Department of Health and Population South Punjab, all preparations for the campaign have been finalized.
To ensure efficient monitoring, officers from the Department of Health and Population South Punjab have been assigned to supervise the campaign in each district on the instructions of Special Secretary Muhammad Shehbaz Hussain. In a public message, Special Secretary Shehbaz Hussain urged all parents to warmly welcome polio workers.
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