IPV campaign to start from Monday.

LAHORE -- Punjab Polio Programme is all set to organize second round of special polio campaign using Injectable Polio Vaccine in three districts of the province from March 1.

Punjab polio programme incharge Sundas Irshad chaired a meeting on Friday to review arrangements for the special campaign.

The participants included provincial monitors and officials of the Punjab Polio Programme as well as from partner staff.

The participants were informed that campaign will be held in 113 selected union councils of Lahore, DG Khan and Rajanpur.

Sundas Irshad said that seeing polio epidemiology and its possible impact on children, 87 high risk union councils of Lahore have been made part of the campaign. While 16 UCs of DG Khan and 10 UCs of Rajanpur have been included in the special campaign. Vaccine as well as face masks and sanitizers have been provided to all districts. Punjab had reported 14 polio cases in 2020. While in 2019 the provincial tally stood at 12. Out of the 26 polio cases in two years, 17 have been reported from Punjab including Lahore (7), DG Khan (9) and Rajanpur (1).

'In order to protect more children from the disease, the government has planned special campaign. All...

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