SUKKUR: Deputy Commissioner Sukkur Dr Waheed Asghar Bhutti has said that active cooperation of parents teachers, religious leaders and media is vital for eliminating of fatal polio disease from the country while notable personalities belong to different segments of society should also realized their obligations to achieve target of polio-free region.
He was addressing a meeting of District Anti-Polio Committee, Sukkur held at his office here on Friday.
Arrangements for four-day anti-polio campaign were reviewed in the meeting. The anti-polio campaign will start throughout the Sukkur district from December 19 to 22, 2016.
He directed the officers and officials of the health department to take part in anti-polio drive with the passion of national service to ensure success of the drive.
He appeal to the parents, social workers, elected representatives, Ulema and teachers to cooperate with health worker for ensuring 100 per cent administering of anti-polio vaccine to the children.
District health Officer (DHO) Sukkur Dr Agha Samiullah, representatives of World Health Organisation, Dr. Agha Samiuddin and members of the committee attended the meeting.
DHO Agha told the meeting that all arrangements were being finalized in this regard added that it will be the last campaign of the year as anti polio drops were being administered every three month through door to door campaign.
He said that hundred percent results have been achieved in previous campaigns and hoped that the target will also achieve in future.
