PESHAWAR:
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Well being Minister, Syed Qasim Ali Shah, formally commenced the polio eradication marketing campaign by personally administering polio drops to a toddler on the Police Companies Hospital Peshawar. In a briefing with journalists, he emphasised the inclusive strategy of the marketing campaign, involving pediatricians, non secular figures, political leaders, and different stakeholders to make sure its success.
Preparations for the five-day Sub-Nationwide Immunization Days (SNIDs) marketing campaign, spanning chosen districts, have been meticulously finalized in two phases beginning April 29. Over 4.42 million kids underneath the age of 5 are set to obtain polio drops, marking a concerted effort to safeguard their well being and fight the unfold of the illness.
“In the course of the first section of this marketing campaign, which shall be carried out from April 29 to Could 3, polio drops shall be administered to roughly 2.83 million kids,” he mentioned.
Revealed in The Specific Tribune, April 27th, 2024.
