QUETTA: A special five-day polio immunisation campaign will kick off on Monday in Quetta, during which children below five years of age will be administered anti-polio drops.

The Coordinator of the Emergency Operation Centre, Syed Faisal Ahmed, said on Sunday that the campaign was being launched following confirmation of positive cases in the city’s environmental samples.

The campaign will cover 39 union councils of the city with the help of 1,345 teams, 105 fixed sites and 175 transit points along with mobile teams.

Foolproof security arrangements would also be in place during the campaign, the official said.

He called upon the parents, clerics and people belonging to all sections of the society to extend their complete cooperation to make the campaign a success.

Published in Dawn January 2nd, 2017

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