Week-long anti-polio drive kicks off in Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan

Week-long anti-polio drive kicks off in Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan

Lahore (Web Desk): A week-long anti-polio campaign began in various districts of Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan on Monday.

In Punjab, over 2 million children under 5 years age will be vaccinated in 12 districts, including Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Bhakkar, DG Khan, Layyah, Mianwali, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur, Rahim Yar Khan and Sheikhupura.

In Sindh, around 0.7 million children will be administered anti-polio drops in Hyderabad and Larkana districts.

In Balochistan, over 1.2 million children up to 5 years of age would be administered anti-polio vaccine in eighteen districts.

Meanwhile, the government has postponed the anti-polio campaign in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) till next week.