3, 35,506 children to be vaccinated in Quetta district
- September 13, 2015, 10:20 pm
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Polio immunization campaign:
784 mobile teams formed for campaign;
138 area supervisors designated for
monitoring of vital exercise
HQ City Report
QUETTA: As many as 3, 35,506 children below five years of age would be administered the anti-polio vaccine during the NIDs polio immunization campaign slated to be launched from today in Quetta district as elsewhere in the Balochistan province.
The necessary arrangements including those related to the security of the anti-polio and health workers and volunteers have already been finalized, official sources told on Sunday.
According to the sources, a total of 784 mobile teams have been formed for the campaign in Quetta district where 335,506 children would be administered the anti-polio vaccine.
In addition to that, a total of 77 fixed and 44 transit points have also been allocated in the district. While on the other hand, 138 area supervisors have also been designated.
Earlier, a meeting was chaired by the Deputy Commissioner, Dawood Khan Khilji here the other day.
The representatives of the UNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO), concerned health officers.
Addressing the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner Quetta stressed the need to make concerted efforts for making the anti-polio campaign a great success.
He said that the collaborative efforts should be made in this regard.
Moreover, the security arrangements were reviewed for the forthcoming polio immunization campaign in Quetta.
The meeting presided over by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Syed Imtiaz Shah and attended by the Deputy Commissioner Quetta, Dawood Khan Khilji, SSO Operation, Waheedullah Khatak, Divisional Officer Health, Dr. Taj Muhammad Raisani, District Health Officer, Dr. Shah Jahan Panezai, SP Security, Syed Javed Gharsheen, besides other concerned, reviewed the security measures.
As per the arrangements, strict and foolproof security would be provided to the teams to be engaged in the anti-polio task.
It was decided that the police and levies force personnel would be deployed along the workers and the vehicles engaged in the immunization campaign.
Around 2,000 personnel of the Police and some 158 personnel of the Levies force would be deployed for security duty of the campaign.
The area Superintendents of Police, Deputy Superintendents of Police and Station House Officers (SHOs) would personally supervise the security of the polio teams, it was decided further adding that no polio team would leave for the campaign without security.
Earlier, the District Health Officer Quetta briefed the participants about the campaign. It was informed that the campaign would begin on September 17 and would remain continued till September 17.
All the participants on the occasion pledged to make the immunization campaign a great success.
