Submit News
Dialogue Pakistan
No Result
View All Result
  • Citizen Journalism
  • News
  • Videos
  • Features
  • In Pictures
  • Lifestyle
  • Urdu
  • Citizen Journalism
  • News
  • Videos
  • Features
  • In Pictures
  • Lifestyle
  • Urdu
No Result
View All Result
Dialogue Pakistan
No Result
View All Result

Polio eradication drive begins in 130 districts across Pakistan today

Web Desk by Web Desk
August 13, 2020
in News
0
Polio eradication drive begins in 130 districts across Pakistan today
2
SHARES
19
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to start sub-national polio eradication campaign to vaccinate 34 million children under the age of five in 130 districts across the country.

The polio eradication campaign is starting in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday (today) and in Punjab and Sindh form 15th August whereas in Balochistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir from August 17th.

The campaign will be conducted following the successful resumption of polio activities in July 2020 after a four-month suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

To build immunity amongst susceptible children, vaccinators will go door-to-door during this campaign to administer the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) to children under the age of five, as well as Vitamin A supplements to children who are between 6-59 months of age.

The Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme has provided vaccinators with face masks and hand sanitizers for additional protection.

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, Dr Faisal Sultan expressed confidence that parents will continue to realize the importance of vaccinating their children in the drive.

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan said that the government was committed to eradicate polio from the province.

Inaugurating the polio campaign in Peshawar, he urged religious scholars, media and elected representatives to join hands with the government to root out polio.

The chief minister said polio campaign had been resumed after four months of suspension due to Covid-19.

According to Emergency Operations Center Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, more than four point five million children up to five years of age will be administered anti-polio drops in twenty-one high risk districts of the province during the campaign.

Tags: 130 districtseradication drivePakistanpolio
Previous Post

Order for action against schools which do not give a discount in school fee

Next Post

Devising strategy to work on stormwater drains in Karachi: chairman NDMA

Next Post
Afzal

Devising strategy to work on stormwater drains in Karachi: chairman NDMA

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recommended

Top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen along with his associate martyred in Srinagar

Top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen along with his associate martyred in Srinagar

8 months ago
oil

Falling oil prices to help benefit economy of Pakistan: PM’s aide

10 months ago

Popular News

  • FIA team raids, interrogates at software house for 10 hours in Karachi

    FIA team raids, interrogates at software house for 10 hours in Karachi

    181 shares
    Share 72 Tweet 45
  • Javed Afridi announces plan for running Peshawar-Karachi bullet train

    55 shares
    Share 22 Tweet 14
  • American climber goes missing

    19 shares
    Share 8 Tweet 5
  • Sandal Khattak, Hareem Shah identity revealed

    1411 shares
    Share 593 Tweet 341
  • After receiving Pfizer vaccine, 23 die in Norway, 10 in Germany

    16 shares
    Share 6 Tweet 4

Dialogue Pakistan

Citizen Journalism is the collection, dissemination and analysis of news by the people for the people especially by the means of internet. Dialogue Pakistan is the country's first citizen journalism portal to provide Pakistanis an opportunity to get themselves heard aiming to encourage citizen journalism inculcated with ethical values.

Category

  • Audio
  • Citizen Journalism
  • Documentaries
  • Feature Videos
  • Features
  • In House Videos
  • IN PICTURES
  • Lifestyle
  • Mobile Footage
  • New Catagory
  • News
  • News Roundup
  • Pakistan Super League
  • Photo Journalism
  • Press Conferences
  • Special Feature
  • Sports
  • Videos

Quick Links

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Careers
  • Contact

Follow us on

Download our APP

download on android app download on apple app
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Careers
  • Contact

Copyright © 2020. Dialogue Pakistan. All Rights Reserved.
Web Development & Social Media Management by Digital Otters

No Result
View All Result
  • Citizen Journalism
  • News
  • Videos
  • Features
  • In Pictures
  • Lifestyle
  • Urdu

Copyright © 2020. Dialogue Pakistan. All Rights Reserved.
Web Development & Social Media Management by Digital Otters