RAWALPINDI
District administration in Murree has launched anti polio vaccination drive to on Monday during which maximum population of kids under the age of 5 years will be vaccinated.
Additional Deputy Commissioner General Kamran Sagheer visited the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Murree to review arrangements of the campaign. During the visit, he inspected vaccination counters, reviewed the immunisation process and assessed medical facilities available at the site.
He directed the health staff to ensure that no negligence would be tolerated during the campaign and stressed that administering polio drops to every child must remain the top priority. Kamran Sagheer also administered polio drops to children and urged parents to actively participate in the national drive, emphasising that polio is a crippling disease that can only be eradicated through regular immunisation.
He said the government was taking serious measures to eliminate polio from the country but added that success of the campaign depended on public cooperation.
Health experts, he said, believe that the polio virus can cause lifelong disability in children, while timely vaccination remains the most effective prevention.
The district administration reaffirmed that all available resources were being utilized to make Murree a polio-free district and to safeguard future generations from the disease.
