KARACHI): Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday launched anti-polio campaign across the province by administering drops to two newborns at KMC Gizri Maternity Home.
The week-long campaign, running from October 13 to 19, aims to vaccinate over 10.6 million children under five across Sindh.Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho, IGP Ghulam Nabi Memon, Commissioner Karachi Hassan Naqvi, Secretary school Education Zahid Abbasi, Secretary Health Rehan Baloch, senior health and education officials, EOC Coordinator Irshad Sodhar, and representatives from UNICEF, WHO, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Rotary others were also present on the occasion.
The Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah emphasised the importance of full monitoring in all districts and announced that vaccination teams would visit households to administer anti-polio drops and provide Vitamin A supplements.
He noted that 80,000 health workers and 21,000 security personnel are participating in the campaign.Expressing deep sconcern over the reporting of nine new polio cases in Sindh this year, as well as the continued presence of the virus in environmental samples.
MR. Shah said, “Polio elimination is our moral responsibility. Every child deserves a healthy and safe future”, urging parents to ensure their children receive the drops and to contact the nearest health centre if any child is missed.
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