Over 28 mln children vaccinated as special anti-polio campaign concludes

ISLAMABAD: A special anti-polio campaign in selected districts across the country has concluded, with as many as 28.2 million children administered polio drops, according to the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC).

The vital campaign ran for a week, from September 21 to September 27, across 112 selected districts.

The campaign was deferred in only three districts of Punjab: Muzaffargarh, Dera Ghazi Khan (DG Khan), and Rajanpur.

A staggering workforce of 273,000 male and female workers performed their duties during this important anti-polio drive.

This one-week September national anti-polio campaign was conducted simultaneously in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The NEOC specifically thanked workers, parents, and the community for their cooperation in ensuring the successful holding of the campaign.

It also commended the administration, health department, and law enforcement agencies for their cooperation in making the drive a success.

The NEOC urged citizens to remember that while polio remains an untreatable disease, its prevention is possible through vaccination. It stressed that citizens must administer polio drops to children under the age of five during every campaign.

The NEOC also emphasized that parents must complete the routine immunization of children for other diseases on time.