Anti-polio campaign underway in Pakistan’s 49 districts

Anti-polio campaign underway in Pakistan’s 49 districts
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Islamabad (Web Desk): A varied duration anti-polio campaign began in 49 selected districts of the country on Monday.

During the special campaign, more than 9.5 million children under five years of age will be administered polio vaccine drops, the Radio Pakistan reported.

The anti-polio drive in underway in 16 districts of Balochistan, 11 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 16 districts of Sindh and 6 districts of Punjab.

Door-to-door polio campaign will be conducted in specific union councils of Islamabad.

This campaign is being launched in view of increasing polio cases in Balochistan.

According to National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), the campaign will be conducted in the areas where polio virus continuously exists.