DC Larkana chair DEPI Committee's meeting.

LARKANA -- The Deputy Commissioner Larkana, Tariq Manzoor has urged the officers of the Health Department, NGOs, teachers, scouts, students and social workers to play their role in administering the anti-polio drops to the children, aged 5 years, during the anti-polio campaign, from March 29, 2021 to April 04, 2021.

He said this while presiding over a meeting of District EPI and Polio Eradication Committee, here at his office, today.

He also urged the officers of the district health department to make all out efforts for eradication of Polio from the District.

He urged the health department officials to ensure visit of Mobile teams to remote and katcha area and see that no child from among the targeted age group is left out and deprived of anti polio drops.

Deputy Commissioner Larkana assured that all teams would be provided with transport facility and needed assistance to maintain cold chain.

He said collective efforts were required for success of the anti-polio campaign adding that all the line-departments must also cooperate with the health department.

He also said this is a national cause the Anti Polio teams may be reached at remote areas of the district, so that no one child may not be left from Anti Polio Drop and cooperate with the Teams constituted by the Health Department in this regard.

He said that action will be taken against the officials of their negligence in Polio Campaign.

He said that there is a need for awareness of the public through print and electronic media as well as the NGOs play role in this regards.

He further said that the District Administration Larkana and Health Department Larkana are working as a team sprite to achieve desirable results.

The DC directed the officials concerned to use masks, gloves and hand sanitizers during the campaign in order to avoid the spread of coronavirus.

He appreciated the efforts of District Health Officer Larkana for taking concrete steps in this regard.

The Deputy Commissioner further stressed that the Polio case of fraudulent affiliation appeared before it could be prevented from escalating in Taluka Bakrani(Larkana).

The DC Larkana has appealed the people of the district that in this national campaign every one may realize his responsibility to success the Anti Polio Campaign in larger interest of the nation.

He directed the Taluka Health Officers to...

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