SUKKUR, (MILLAT/APP): Deputy Commissioner Sukkur Dr Waheed Asghar
Bhutti has said that negligence would not be tolerated in the forthcoming polio immunization campaign.
He was chairing a meeting on Friday regarding arrangements for the
anti-polio campaign in the district.
The Health and other concerned officials attended the meeting.
The three-day anti-polio campaign,will start from Feb 27.
The Deputy Commissioner said that eradiction of polio is a big
challange, therefore, we have to strive for its eradication.
He said that no one would be allowed to demonstrate careless attitude
towards the campaign.
We have to ensure immunization of each and every child below five years
of age, he stressed.
The Deputy Commissioner stressed the need to make effective measures for
the immunization campaign all over the district. On the occasion, the DHO Sukkur Agha Samiullah briefed the meeting about the arrangements and target of the campaign.
The anti-polio staff would also remain present at the fixed and transit
points of the district, he maintained.
He directed the concerned authorities and staff to focus on the
parents refusing the administration of anti-polio vaccine to their children.
The Assistant Commissioner (AC) Muhammad Yousf Shaikh and other
concerned official were also present in the meeting.