Five-day nationwide polio vaccination drive begins today

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Five-day nationwide polio vaccination drive begins today
Web Desk On Jan 11, 2021


ISLAMABAD: A five-day polio immunisation drive has commenced across Pakistan today during which over 40.1 million children will be administered oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) to prevent children from the crippling disease, ARY News reported on Friday.

The first anti-polio drive of 2021 has begun across the country which would be continued till January 15 including three days of vaccination and two days of catch-up activities in high-risk areas.

The neighbouring country of Afghanistan is also beginning its anti-polio drive from today.
During the ongoing campaign, 20.1 million children under five years age will be vaccinated in Punjab, 9.2 million in Sindh, 7.1 million in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 2.5 million in Balochistan, 7 million in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and 240,000 in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).


Moreover, the children aged between 6 months to five years will also be administered Vitamin A drops in order to boost their immunity of the organism.
285,000 health workers are taking part in the national polio immunisation campaign which includes 28,000 area in-charges and 8,700 UCMOs.

222,000 mobile members, 10,500 fixed and 12,000 transit team members will be deployed to run the campaign, moreover, mobile polio vaccination teams will visit far-flung areas of Balochistan and KP provinces.
Prior to launching anti-polio drive this year, the health workers had been given special training regarding standard operating procedures (SOPs) to prevent themselves from contracting novel coronavirus.

Five-day nationwide polio vaccination drive begins today

The first anti-polio drive of 2021 has begun across the country which would be continued till January 15 including three days of vaccination and two days of catch-up activities in high-risk areas.

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Anti-polio drive achieves 98% of its set target in Pakistan
Web Desk On Jan 17, 2021


ISLAMABAD: The first anti-polio drive of 2021 has achieved 98 percent of the set target across Pakistan, ARY News reported on Sunday.

In a report compiled by the Anti-Polio Task Force, the drive received an overwhelming response and with the cooperation of the parents 98 per cent target of the drive was achieved.

According to the report, over 40 million children under the age of 5 years were administered anti-polio drops by the vaccinators.

99 per cent of the target of vaccinating the children against the crippling disease was achieved in Punjab and Sindh provinces, while 96pc and 95pc targets were achieved in Balochistan and KP respectively.
In Azad Jammu and Kashmir 99 per cent of the set target of the drive was achieved while the 100% target was achieved in GB.

As many as 287,000 vaccinators took part in the anti-polio drive across the country, who were trained before the campaign in compliance with the coronavirus related SOPs.

Polio vaccination resumed under strict COVID-19 prevention measures in July in Pakistan after a four-month pause triggered by the global pandemic.

Sources within the health ministry said that today (Sunday) is a catch-up day of the anti-polio drive in Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar and Khyber block.

Anti-polio drive achieves 98% of its set target in Pakistan

According to the report, over 40 million children under the age of 5 years were administered anti-polio drops by the vaccinators.

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