Duki DC Fazal-ur-Rehman Kabdani chairs meeting on upcoming polio campaign

DUKI: A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Duki Deputy Commissioner Fazal-ur-Rehman Kabdani to review preparations, arrangements and an effective strategy for the upcoming polio campaign.

The meeting was attended by DMPPHI Qahir Khan Durrani, District Polio Officer Dr Abdullah Jan, N-STOP Dr Azizullah, EPI M&E Officer Peer Muhammad, CCO Saeed Ahmed Nasir, other officers concerned and officials.

Decisions of the meeting

The meeting reviewed in detail micro-planning, the formation and training of polio teams, access to children, identification of sensitive areas, monitoring and the steps needed to make the campaign effective. The participants also discussed the possible challenges during the campaign and ways to address them in time.

Deputy Commissioner Fazal-ur-Rehman Kabdani directed that all available resources be used for the success of the polio campaign. He said all departments and institutions concerned should perform their duties with mutual contact and effective coordination.

He said no child under five years of age should be left without polio drops. For this purpose, special attention should be given to door-to-door access, effective counselling of refusing families and identification of children who are missed.

Directing that the training of polio teams and the system of monitoring in the field be made more effective, the Deputy Commissioner said the complete eradication of polio was a shared national responsibility. He said all institutions concerned must play a full role to achieve this goal.

The meeting agreed to ensure all necessary steps to make the upcoming polio campaign a success, protect children from the crippling disease and eradicate polio in Duki district.