Parents Urged To Help Eliminate Polio Virus

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Multan: Strict legal action will be taken against parents who refuse to administer polio drops to their kids. Therefore, get your children administered polio drops to protect them from lifelong disabilities, asserted Multan Division Commissioner Engineer Aamir Khattak.

During the inauguration of an anti-polio campaign by administering polio drops to children in Shehbaz Sharif Hospital on Saturday, Engineer Aamir added that the cooperation of parents is essential for a polio-free Pakistan.

Around 10,829 teams will administer polio drops to more than 2.5 million children in 393 union councils across the Multan division during the anti-polio campaign that will continue from October 2–6, informed Commissioner.

Engineer Aamir told that around 4,380 teams will administer polio drops to over one million children in the Multan district.

A total of 2373 teams will administer the polio vaccine to over 600,000 children in Vehari district, 2538 teams to over 500,000 in Khanewal and 1538 teams to administer drops to 300,000 in Lodhran, Khattak added.

Polio camps have also been established at public places, including the general bus stand.

So far, no case of polio has been reported in the division, Eng. Khattak added.