DC calls for intensive anti-polio drive in ICT

By APP
April 19, 2024
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Islamabad, Irfan Memon can be seen in this image. — Facebook/Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Islamabad/File

Islamabad: Deputy Commissioner Islamabad, Irfan Nawaz Memon on Thursday reviewed arrangements for a seven-day anti-polio campaign in the federal capital.

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Talking to APP, ICT’s spokesman, Dr Abdullah Tabassum said that the campaign would start on April 29 which aimed to ensure administered the anti-polio drops every child under the age of five years. In this regard, the deputy commissioner chaired a high-level meeting which was attended by Additional Deputy Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners, and Health Department representatives, to bolster the anti-polio campaign. Deploying a ground-level strategy, the DC directed the healthcare workers and polio teams to ensure door to door campaign.

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