LANDIKOTAL
\nTo raise awareness on the importance of polio vaccination, health department in collaboration with World Health Organization(WHO) arranged a day long community mobilization session at Khogakhel village in Landikotal on Sunday.
\nBeside the health staff,community leaders and polio workers a large number of community members,political leaders and local government representatives attended the session.
\nThe session focused on raising awareness about the crippling disease of polio, the upcoming polio campaign, key challenges, misconceptions and the importance of community ownership in eradicating the virus.
\nSpeaking on the occasion, polio eradication program district Khyber communication officer Said Afzal Shinwari briefed participants on the dangers of the polio virus, its impact on unvaccinated children and the importance of essential immunization. He also addressed common misconceptions related to polio vaccination, urging the community not to link vaccination with unrelated demands.
\nHe appealed to elders and community leaders to extend full support to polio teams and facilitate eradication efforts in their respective areas, stressing that collective responsibility was the key pillar to a polio-free future.
\nThe session was also addressed by Abdul Raziq, PTI leader, Qari Bilal , religious leader and village chairman Yad Wazir and president Bazaar union.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LANDIKOTAL To raise awareness on the importance of polio vaccination, health department in collaboration with World Health Organization(WHO) arranged a day long community mobilization session at Khogakhel village in Landikotal on Sunday. Beside the health staff,community leaders and polio workers a large number of community members,political leaders and local government representatives attended the session. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":498766,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-498756","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-peshawar"},"yoast_head":"\n