Three-day polio drive begins in Harnai; Additional Deputy Commissioner inaugurates it

HARNAI: A three-day national anti-polio campaign has formally begun in Harnai district. Under it, children up to the age of five will be given polio drops across the district from 2 November to 4 November 2026.

Additional Deputy Commissioner Harnai Muhammad Saleem Tareen inaugurated the campaign by giving polio drops to children at the District Headquarters Hospital Harnai. Medical Superintendent of the hospital Mir Saifullah Marri and the district Health Department team were also present.

Speaking to participants at the inaugural ceremony and to media representatives, Additional Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Saleem Tareen said that polio drops were essential to protect children from lifelong disability. He urged parents to play their full part in fulfilling this national duty.

He appealed to all parents in Harnai district to make sure that all their children up to the age of five are given polio drops. He also asked them to cooperate fully with the frontline anti-polio teams, so that the national goal of eradicating the deadly disease and keeping the district polio-free can be achieved.

Photo: Courtesy DGPR Balochistan