{"id":44765,"date":"2024-01-07T01:03:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T01:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/anti-polio-drive-kicks-off-in-abbottabad-district-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-07T01:03:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T01:03:10","slug":"anti-polio-drive-kicks-off-in-abbottabad-district-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/anti-polio-drive-kicks-off-in-abbottabad-district-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-polio drive kicks off in Abbottabad district | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<strong class=\"location-names\"><br \/>\nABBOTTABAD:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">A comprehensive vaccination campaign on Friday has been initiated in Abbottabad district from January 8 to 12 to eradicate polio virus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">Abbottabad Deputy Commissioner Khalid Iqbal inaugurated the campaign, emphasising the critical importance of administering polio drops to children under the age of 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">A total of 236,926 children in the 54 union councils across the district are set to receive polio drops during this campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">Iqbal directed the health department to ensure the vaccination of all children and underscored the necessity of finger marking during the campaign. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"caret-color:#000000\">Read\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2451900\/punjab-warily-marks-polio-free-year\" target=\"_blank\">Punjab warily marks polio-free year<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">Additionally, he issued directives to provide facilities to health teams and guarantee complete security by involving the police in the polio eradication efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">The five-day campaign aims to target over 236,926 children under the age of 5 across the district. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">A total of 1,594 teams have been formed, and the deputy commissioner has taken necessary measures to ensure the success of the campaign, providing clear instructions to the health department.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">Emphasising the need for collaboration, Iqbal urged all departments and revenue magistrates to supervise teams and vaccination activities in their respective areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"background-color:white\">Published in The Express Tribune, January 6<sup>th<\/sup>, 2024.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v5.0&#038;appId=419051588770002&#038;autoLogAppEvents=1\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABBOTTABAD: A comprehensive vaccination campaign on Friday has been initiated in Abbottabad district from January 8 to 12 to eradicate polio virus. Abbottabad Deputy Commissioner Khalid Iqbal inaugurated the campaign, emphasising the critical importance of administering polio drops to children under the age of 5. 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