{"id":10245,"date":"2023-10-03T02:39:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T02:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/one-week-polio-eradication-campaign-starts-pakistan-observer\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T02:39:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T02:39:05","slug":"one-week-polio-eradication-campaign-starts-pakistan-observer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/one-week-polio-eradication-campaign-starts-pakistan-observer\/","title":{"rendered":"One-week polio eradication campaign starts &#8211; Pakistan Observer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A week-long polio eradication campaign kick starts here on Monday under which around 10.3 million children under the age of 5 years would be administered anti-polio vaccine across the Sindh.\u00a0\u00a0 Sindh Caretaker Minister of Health, Public Health Engineering and Social Welfare Dr. Saad Khalid Niaz launched the campaign as a part of the National Immunization Days by administering polio drops to children at MCH JannatGul Hospital, Gadap, said a handout issued here.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the opening ceremony of the anti-polio campaign and later talking to the media Dr. Saad Khalid Niaz said that anti-polio campaign will continue in Karachi from October 2 to 8 and in the remaining 23 districts of Sindh from October 2 to 6, 2023.He said that during the anti-polio campaign, more than 37,000 teams consisting of over 80,000 health workers will administer polio drops to children aged up to five years, while children aged between 6 months to 5 years will be given Vitamin A supplements to boost their immunity.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Saad Khalid said that not a single case of polio has been reported in Sindh since July 2020, but in September 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A week-long polio eradication campaign kick starts here on Monday under which around 10.3 million children under 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