Trained polio teams to be deployed at transit points during Eid: EOC.

LAHORE -- Punjab Emergency Operations Centre CoordiAnator (EOC) and head of the polio programme in Punjab Khizer Afzaal has directed District Health Management Teams to deploy adequately trained polio teams at the transit sites during Eid so that no child missed vaccination during moveAment from one city to another. Khizer said this during a review with district teams which was held in Punjab EOC. The meeting was chaired by the EOC head and chief executive officers of 13 Punjab districts where polio campaign was held from March 13: 19 participated via a video link. Lahore heath management team was presAent in the meeting in person. International polio eradication partners also participated. During the meeting, the EOC coordinator received a preAsentation on the overall performance of districts during polio campaign based on the key indicaAtors including Lot Quality Assurance Sampling, post: campaign monitoring and intra campaign monitoring results.

The EOC coordinator was informed that overall coverage of the campaign stood at over 100 per cent while over 11.66 milAlion children were vaccinated. The EOC coordiAnator was briefed that more than 0.78 million children received polio drops as guests which accounted for 6.7 per cent of the total children vaccinated. All the districts achieved coverage of more than 100 per cent, the EOC coordinator was informed. After the...

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