QUETTA: A three-day anti polio campaign will start in three high risks districts of Balochistan from Monday (April 4).
In a statement issued, here on Sunday, Provincial Coordinator Polio Program Dr. Syed Saif ur Rehman has said that the initiative of Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) programme would be launched from April 4 in Quetta, Pishin and Killa Abdullah districts in which nearly 2,39,199 children would be injected against the crippling virus,
“Launching IPV programme the first campaign would be commenced from April 4 to 12, targeting more than 1,50,842 children in the provincial capital, 41,898 in Pishin and 46,450 in Killa Abdullah,” Dr. Saif ur Rehman added.
The 2nd IPV phase would be kicked off from April 13 to 20 in Tehsil Killa Abdullah and Gulistan where more than 44,450 children would be injected with polio vaccine. In Pishin more than 41,898 children would be vaccinated.
“During the programme children under age of 4 to 23 months would be injected with polio vaccine which would be helpful to halt polio virus from moving to rest of the province,” he said and added that 0 to 23 months-old children are most vulnerable to polio, therefore government of Balochistan with support of its partners will be launching a special campaign in Quetta, Pishin and Killa Abdullah.
“Around 649 temporary vaccination outreach centers will be established in Quetta block,” Dr Saif Said.
