Duki Deputy Commissioner Fazal-ur-Rehman Kubdani inaugurates anti-polio campaign

DUKI: Deputy Commissioner Fazal-ur-Rehman Kubdani formally inaugurated the anti-polio campaign in Duki district by giving polio drops to a child. Assistant Commissioner Thal Abdul Salam Shahwani, Health Department officials, heads of polio teams and other officials concerned were also present.

Deputy Commissioner Fazal-ur-Rehman Kubdani said polio was a dangerous and crippling disease, but it could be eradicated completely through timely and effective preventive measures. He urged parents to ensure that all their children under the age of five were given polio drops in every campaign, so that they could be protected from lifelong disability.

He said all necessary arrangements had been completed to make the anti-polio campaign a success in Duki district. He added that the Health Department, polio workers, the district administration and other bodies concerned were working in coordination under a joint strategy.

Directives and arrangements

The Deputy Commissioner directed the polio teams to go door to door, give polio drops to children under five and also raise awareness among parents. He said the teams must reach remote and sensitive areas, and that any child who missed the drops must be followed up immediately.

He further said that ending polio was not the responsibility of the government or the Health Department alone, but a shared responsibility of every member of society. He said parents, religious scholars, teachers, tribal elders, political and social leaders and other sections of society should fully cooperate in the national campaign against polio.

On the occasion, Health Department officials briefed the Deputy Commissioner on the arrangements for the anti-polio campaign, the formation of teams, field activities and coverage of children. The Deputy Commissioner directed that the campaign be monitored effectively and that the attendance of teams and the achievement of set targets be ensured. He said no negligence or carelessness would be tolerated during the campaign.

The district administration appealed to parents to cooperate fully with the polio teams, to make sure their children were given polio drops and to play their part in making the national anti-polio campaign a success for a healthy and safe future.