{"id":29209,"date":"2023-11-28T06:55:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T06:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/week-long-anti-polio-drive-starts-today-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T06:55:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T06:55:07","slug":"week-long-anti-polio-drive-starts-today-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/week-long-anti-polio-drive-starts-today-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Week-long anti-polio drive starts today | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nRAWALPINDI\/ISLAMABAD:
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A week-long anti-polio campaign in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad will begin on Monday [today].<\/p>\n

The anti-polio drive in the federal capital will target 421,000 kids below the age of five while over a million children will be administered polio drops in different regions of the Rawalpindi district.<\/p>\n

In this regard, the district health authority had completed the planning and preparations for the anti-polio campaign a day ago.<\/p>\n

According to the details, a total of 4,199 teams of the Health Department will work in the anti-polio campaign, including 245 UCMs, 866 area in-charges, 3,703 mobile teams, 330 fixed teams, and 166 transit teams, whose training has been completed.<\/p>\n

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These anti-polio teams will also ensure vaccination of kids at public places, bus stands and other areas. Health authorities have urged parents to give two drops of anti-polio vaccine to every child.<\/p>\n

Under the anti-polio campaign, children will be administered drops to protect them from the crippling poliovirus in Gujar Khan, Kahuta, Kallar Syedan, Murree, Rawalpindi Cantt and City and Taxila.<\/p>\n

During the anti-polio campaign, the children of the families arriving by road transport at the entrance points of Rawalpindi will be administered the polio vaccine to combat potential transmission.<\/p>\n

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Published in The Express Tribune, December 27th<\/sup>, 2023.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n