Dukki polio committee meets to review November anti-polio campaign preparations

DUKKI: A key meeting of the District Polio Eradication Committee (DPEC) was held under the chairmanship of Dukki Deputy Commissioner Fazal-ur-Rehman Kabdani for the November 2026 Sub-National Immunisation Days (SNID) campaign.

DMPPHI Qahir Khan, District Polio Officer Dr Abdullah Jan, N-STOP Dr Azizullah, EPI M&E Officer Pir Muhammad, CCO Saeed Ahmed, ISD Coordinator Saddam Hussain and other officials attended the meeting.

The meeting reviewed in detail the preparations for the campaign, formation of teams, micro-planning, transit points, identification of sensitive areas, availability of vaccine, monitoring of field teams and security arrangements. Officials briefed the meeting on the plan for giving anti-polio drops to children in various union councils. Effective monitoring of field teams was stressed so that all children under five years of age could be reached.

Deputy Commissioner Fazal-ur-Rehman Kabdani said the complete eradication of polio was the shared responsibility of all, and that all institutions would have to work in a coordinated and effective manner for this national goal. He directed that no child under five years of age should miss the polio drops during the campaign. He said special attention should be paid to remote areas, residential settlements, nomadic families and other sensitive areas, and that an effective follow-up mechanism should be devised to cover missed and refusal children.

He said awareness of the importance of polio drops should be raised among parents with the help of ulema, tribal elders, teachers, social leaders and the media. The district administration would continue to give full cooperation to the health department, the polio programme and other institutions. He directed the officers to avoid any negligence or carelessness during the campaign.

At the end of the meeting, the participants expressed their resolve to make the November 2026 SNID campaign a success, achieve the set targets and use all available resources for a polio-free future in Dukki district.

Photo: Courtesy DGPR Balochistan