ABBOTABAD
The five-day anti-polio campaign kicked off in the entire district here on Friday to cover more than 2,33,000 children below five years of age. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Tariq Salam Marwat inaugurated the drive by administering drops to children at the district health authority office.
Speaking on the occasion, the DC directed officials concerned to set up check posts at entry points of the city in order to vaccinate every child coming from outside. District health officer Dr Shahzad Iqbal, polio coordinator Dr Yaseen and other relevant officials were also present.
Tariq Salam Marwat maintained that a total of 1316 teams have been set-up to administered polio and vitamin drops to children in the district, adding that parents should cooperate with the designated teams for successfully achieving their targets in Abbotabad.
