More than 80,000 polio workers and supervisors will participate in the anti-polio drive.


Karachi: A seven-day anti-polio campaign will begin today (Monday) across the Sindh, during which more than 10 million children will be vaccinated in the province.
The spokesperson of Sindh Health Department said that a seven-day anti-polio campaign will start from today across Sindh including Karachi.
More than 80,000 polio workers and supervisors will participate in the anti-polio drive that will begin in 30 districts of Sindh from November 27, while more than 5,300 police personnel will be deployed in the field for the security of the polio workers.
According to the spokesperson of the health department, a total of five polio cases were reported in Pakistan this year, in which three cases were reported from Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while two cases were reported from Karachi East district of Sindh.
He also stated that several positive environmental samples of polio virus have been reported in Karachi in the last two months. The repeated appearance of positive environmental samples is a matter of concern.
The Sindh Health Department issued instructions that parents should get their children vaccinated against polio for the complete eradication of polio virus. Through vaccination, children can be protected from the deadly and disabling polio virus.
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