Summary Anti-polio campaign in Karachi postponed for a day due to security reasons.
KARACHI/QUETTA (Web Desk) – Anti-polio campaign in Karachi, scheduled to begin from today, has been postponed till Tuesday due to security reasons, Dunya News reported.
Director Anti-Polio Campaign, Mazhar Khameesani said that the campaign was postponed due to non-availability of sufficient number of security officials.
Officials of Health Department said that the anti-polio drive would be launched in all districts of the metropolis on Tuesday, whereas, the campaign has started in other cities of the Sindh province.
During the four-day campaign, over 7500,000 children will be inoculated against polio virus in Karachi.
On the other hand, three-day campaign has been launched in Balochistan province to administer polio drops to the children.
According to details, five hundred thousand children will be vaccinated in Quetta during the campaign.
For this prupose, 919 teams have been formed.
Meanwhile, Balochistan Constabulary personnel will escort the polio teams at hospitals, railway stations, airport, bus stations and other locations.
According to the WHO, Pakistan recorded 91 cases of polio last year, up from 58 in 2012. Victims are left dead, paralysed or with withered limbs.
Pakistan s failure to defeat polio stands in stark contrast to its neighbouring country India, which recently celebrated the eradication of polio three years after its last case.
