The three-day
anti-polio drive in 27 districts of Balochistan was kicked off on Monday wherein over 1.5 million children below the age of five years would be administered polio vaccine.
A control room has been set up at Provincial Secretariat to closely monitor the campaign situation in Quetta where two cases have so far been detected during the past four months. The provincial teams of EPI, WHO and UNICEF will also monitor the campaign. As many as 4, 549 mobile teams, 608 fixed site teams, 70 border teams and 227 Transit teams will take part in the campaign while an in-charge was appointed at each 448 Union councils and 920 areas. These teams are being assisted by area in-charges, Lady Health Workers (LHWs) and officials of Health Department.
Balochistan was the worst affected province during the 2011 during which 73 out of 198 cases were reported.
Additional Chief Secretary Dr. Umar babar said government in collaboration with other organizations making its utmost efforts to eradicate this virus.
Considering the high cases in the province, the government has constituted committee in each district under the leadership of Deputy Commissioner to make the campaign more effective.
The anti polio-drive will start in high risk areas that include Quetta, Qila Abdullah and Pishin by May 7, 2012.
According to health officials, two cases were reported in Quetta in this year while total 15 children have contracted with polio virus throughout the country.
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