There have been 40 cases reported so far this year compared to almost 300 in 2014

Under this initiative, educated locals from within communities have been hired

Clerics gather in provincial capital to disperse misconceptions regarding OPV

The available teams can cover around 600 children per day which means we miss almost 300 children daily

CM asks local representatives to help monitor progress

All arrangements have been finalised and 150 teams will take part in the drive

International NGO criticises the country for reporting highest number of cases

World needs to realise that there are other illnesses seriously affecting patients and these are not getting attention

Officials also stressed that everybody needed to play a role in order to rid the community of the disease

The stipulated target was 4,919,693 children under five years of age