Parents Urged To Help Eliminate Polio Virus

APP

Peshawar: Deputy Commissioner Peshawar Aafaq Wazir emphasised that the polio vaccine would protect the future generation from permanent disability for which the parents’ cooperation is imperative.

Chairing a review meetingon Friday, Aafaq Wazirurged parents to cooperate with the polio vaccination teams and get their children under the age of five vaccinated.

The meeting reviewed the performance and coverage of the four days of the ongoing anti-polio campaign.

Deputy Commissioner said that the seven-day vaccination campaign would continue till November 5 in which as many as 901,986 children would be vaccinated. In this regard, a total of 2506 teams have been formed and adequate security arrangements have been made for these teams.

DC stressed that the district administration is committed to continuing its efforts to eradicate polio from the provincial capital.