Door-to-door polio vaccination continues in Gwadar, Jiwani, Pasni and Ormara

GWADAR: Door-to-door vaccination is under way in Gwadar, Sur Bandan, Jiwani, Ganz, Peshkan, Pasni and Ormara as part of the national polio eradication campaign. Health Department teams are giving polio drops to children up to five years of age. They are going from house to house to ensure vaccination according to the set targets.

District Health Officer Gwadar Dr Yasir Tahir carried out field monitoring of the campaign in different parts of the city and reviewed the performance of the teams. WHO representative Dr Jahanzeb Khan monitored vaccination activities in Kalanchi Para. Jiwani Tehsildar Muhammad Azam Khan also reviewed the work of the polio teams and the vaccination of children in different areas of the city.

Health Department teams are also going door to door giving drops to children in Pasni and Ormara. During monitoring, the campaign targets are being reviewed, including the attendance of teams, house-to-house coverage, vaccination of children and identification of children who have been missed. The aim is that no child is left without polio drops.

Photo: courtesy DGPR Balochistan