QUETTA: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Nasirabad Zafar Ali Muhammad Shahi chaired a meeting to review measures of the five-day anti-polio campaign which would be started from 17 February 2020.
The DC was briefed about arrangements and security steps for the upcoming anti-polio drive in the area. The meeting was informed that over 149655 children would be administered anti-polio drops across the district.
For which 367 mobile, 30 transit points, 36 fixed centers and 178 female teams were formed to ensure administering of anti-polio to children less than five years.
Zafar Ali said positive steps would be taken to make the anti-polio campaign successful and to eradicate the disease of polio from the areas. He instructed the officials concerned to speed up the monitoring process of polio to achieve targets of the drive.
He also ordered administrations of government-run schools to cooperate with polio teams and urged parents to play their key role to make the drive successful for saving their children from crippling diseases in the area.
The meeting was attended by District Health Officer Abdul Manan Lakai, Medical Superintendent (MS) Civil Hospital Dr, Ayaz Jamali, Senior Dr. Abdul Ghafar Solongi, Dr. Yasin Dajli, Dr. Manzoor Ahmed Abro, Malik Faqir Muhammad and local administration.
