Anti-polio drive to start from Nov 21, more than 799k children to be vaccinated.

BAHAWALPUR -- The three-day anti-polio campaign will start on November 21 in the Bahawalpur district in which more than 799,000 children will be administered anti-polio vaccines.

This was told in a meeting held here in the Deputy Commissioner's office under the chairmanship of DC Zahid Parvez Waraich.

Assistant Commissioner Bahawalpur City Anam Fatima, Assistant Commissioner Coordination Ayusha Zafar, CEO Health Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Mukul, CEO Education Muhammad Shahbaz Tahir, Deputy District Officer Health, DHO Dr. Khalid Arain, DHO Dr. Anilah Ali, Dr. Zakir Ali, Dr. Shiraz and officers of related departments and assistant commissioners of tehsils of the district attended the meeting.

It was told in the meeting that from November 21 to 23, children will be given anti-polio vaccines by going door-to-door while on November 24 and 25, the...