PU students visit polio Emergency Operations Centre.

LAHORE -- Students of the Institute of Social and Cultural Studies (ISCS) on Friday paid a visit to the polio Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), vaccination teams in High Risk Union Council 109 and adjacent households ahead of the National Immunisation Campaign starting from December 16. The visit was jointly organised by the Punjab polio programme and the Punjab University's ISCS Department. The Polio Emergency Operations Centre of Punjab and the department have recently agreed to promote polio eradication efforts through a mutually agreed set of activities. During their visit students, who belonged to various provinces including KP, FATA, Gilgit Baltistan and Balochistan, met with the coordinator of the Emergency Operations Centre Salman Ghani and inquired about challenges in polio eradication.

'I am happy to see students belonging to all parts of the country visiting the polio emergency operations centre,' said Salman, adding...