Sibi polio drive to target 43,192 children; environmental sample negative

SIBI: A meeting on arrangements for the next polio campaign was held under the chairmanship of Assistant Commissioner Mir Bahadur Khan Bangulzai. District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Qadir Haroon, Assistant DHO Dr Zeeshan Bashir, N-STOP Officer Dr Shahzada Kamran, Medical Superintendent of the DHQ Teaching Hospital Dr Jahanzeb Gishkori, District Police Officer Salahuddin Marri, ISD District Coordinator Mir Waiz Khan, SRIP District Coordinator Arsalan Lashari and M&E Officer Lala Samad Khan, along with officers of other departments concerned, attended.

N-STOP Officer Dr Shahzada Kamran gave a detailed briefing on the performance of the previous polio campaign, held in May, and on arrangements for the next one. He said the result of the environmental sample taken from Sibi was also negative.

According to the briefing, 22 transit points, 46 fixed sites and 216 mobile teams have been set up for the next campaign. Sixty-two area in-charges and 25 UCMOs will supervise it. The target is to give polio drops to 43,192 children during the campaign.

Assistant Commissioner Mir Bahadur Khan Bangulzai said a coordinated strategy and effective monitoring were necessary to eradicate polio completely. He directed all departments concerned to provide the polio teams with all necessary facilities, including security, and to ensure that the target was met. He appealed to parents to get all their children up to the age of five given polio drops and to cooperate fully with the polio teams.

Photo: courtesy DGPR Balochistan