Anti-polio campaign in 11 sensitive districts of Karachi ends today

Anti-polio campaign in 11 sensitive districts of Karachi ends today
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Summary Polio drops were administered to more than 900,000 children during three-day campaign.

KARACHI (Web Desk) - Anti-polio campaign in eleven sensitive districts of the port city will conclude today (Tuesday) where more than four thousand children have been deprived of polio vaccination.

Polio teams will visit the areas where they could not go due to security reasons.

According to Commissioner House spokesperson, polio drops were administered to more than 900,000 children during three-day campaign.

On first day 77,651 children, second day 71,627 and on third day 59,804 children were vaccinated, however, many parents in Landhi, Buner Colony, Muzaffaraba Swati Mohalla and Manghopir areas refused to inoculate their children.

The union council where polio drive is being carried out include Gujjar Union Council, Manghopir Union Council, Muzaffarabad Union Council, Muslimabad Union Council, Songal Union Council, Chishti Nagar Union Council, Islamia Colony Union Council, Rehri Union Council, Firdous Colony Union Council and Chakra Goth Union Council.
 

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