Anti-polio drive begins in tribal areas

Author: Ahmad Nabi

KHYBER: A three-day polio eradication campaign has been started in tribal districts and subdivisions amid tight security on July 2, 2018, according to the press release issued by the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC).

Reportedly, the first poliovirus vaccination drive after FATA-KP merger is comprised of 3,771 teams including 3,497 mobile teams, 192 fixed sites and 82 transit points to facilitate the general public to get their wards administered the doses.

Published in Daily Times, July 2nd 2018.

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