527,355 children to be administer polio vaccine in Sargodha

Author: APP

SARGODHA: As many as 527,355 children under five years of age will be vaccinated against polio in the upcoming five-day campaign to be held from Feb 28 to March 4 in Sargodha district.

This was stated by Deputy Commissioner Sargodha Muhammad Asghar Joyia while addressing a meeting of District Anti-Polio Committee at DC Office Committee Room on Wednesday.

The meeting was informed that 2548 teams consisting of 5488 persons including 2264 mobile, 202 fixed and 82 transit teams would be formed to achieve 100% targets of anti-polio campaign.

The DC directed the concerned departments to perform their duties with honesty and also warned that any kind of negligence would not be tolerated at any cost.

He urged parents to cooperate with teams and play their role for polio-free country.

Share
Leave a Comment

Recent Posts

  • Pakistan

Top Chinese military official lauds Pakistan’s counter-terror efforts

General Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), has commended the Pakistan…

4 hours ago
  • Pakistan

Punjab CM thanks people for rejecting ‘disruptors’

Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed her gratitude to the people of…

4 hours ago
  • Pakistan

Belarus president winds up 3-day Pakistan visit

President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko on Wednesday departed after completing a three-day official visit to…

4 hours ago
  • Pakistan

Kurram tribal clashes rage as death toll surges past 100

The recent clashes between the two warring sides in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram district continued…

4 hours ago
  • Pakistan

US lawmakers, Amnesty decry ‘crackdown’ on PTI protesters

A number of United States' lawmakers along with Amnesty International have voiced support for demonstrators…

4 hours ago
  • World

Hamas signals willingness for ceasefire in Gaza after Lebanon

Hamas is ready to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a senior official in…

4 hours ago