2nd phase of polio drive to vaccinate 1.1mln children starts in Bannu DI Khan divisions.

PESHAWAR -- The seven-day second phase of the polio vaccination drive started on Monday in selected seven districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

According to the provincial health department, the vaccination campaign would continue till June 05 in selected seven districts of DI Khan and Bannu divisions wherein over 1.1 million children under the age of five would be given polio drops.

The health department has constituted 6,437 mobile teams of trained polio workers while 4,947 teams of experienced technical staff and assistants and 9,159 community mobilizers have also...