Anti-polio drive from today

LAHORE: Polio eradication teams of Punjab Health Department will go door-to-door to vaccinate nearly 7 million children under five years of age in eight districts of the province in a campaign starting from Monday (today).

“The Punjab Emergency Operations Centre has decided to hold polio eradication campaigns in Lahore, DG Khan, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur, Rawalpindi, RY Khan and Sheikhupura,” Punjab Minister for Primary and Secondary Healthcare Khawaja Imran Nazir said.

All children under the age of five years will be vaccinated in DG Khan, Lahore, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur, Rawalpindi and RY Khan,” the minister said. He reiterated that the five-day drive was part of government efforts to provide protection to the children.