Kech DC Yasir Iqbal Dashti directs polio teams to cover missed children on catch-up day

TURBAT: An evening meeting was held at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Turbat on the third day of the anti-polio drive in Kech district to review progress. Deputy Commissioner Kech Yasir Iqbal Dashti presided over it. District Health Officer Kech Dr Abdul Rauf Baloch, World Health Organisation (WHO) district officer Dr Arslan Darazai and other officials of the Health Department and the polio campaign attended.

The meeting reviewed the situation of the campaign in different union councils, the performance of the teams, coverage of children and problems. Participants presented progress reports from their union councils and information about missed children.

The Deputy Commissioner praised the performance of the teams. He directed that children missed for any reason must be given polio drops on catch-up day without fail. He also directed that monitoring of field teams, coordination among them and the strategy at union council level be improved further. He said that if parents or anyone else refused to have children vaccinated, the district administration should be informed immediately so that a special team could be sent.

The Deputy Commissioner said that eradicating polio was a national responsibility and the cooperation of all sections, including the district administration, the Health Department, the WHO, polio teams and parents, was essential. He appealed to the public to have their children of up to five years of age given polio drops so that Kech could be made polio-free.

Photo: courtesy DGPR Balochistan