Anti-polio drive launched in Fata
 

PESHAWAR: Dr Jawad Habib Khan, Director Health Services Fata, inaugurated anti-polio campaign in Fata by administering oral polio vaccine (OPV) to a child at Emergency Operations Centre in Fata Secretariat on Monday.

“We have a unique opportunity to eradicate polio from Fata with IPV-OPV campaigns launched simultaneously,” he said. He added the parents should get their children vaccinated against polio during the campaign.

He said that the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) is a safe and effective that protects children against polio. Dr Jawad Habib Khan said that polio can**t be cured but can be prevented through immunisation and it was the responsibility of parents to save their children from paralysis.

The three-day campaign has been launched in **rth Waziristan, South Waziristan, Khyber Agency, Frontier Region Tank, FR Lakki, FR Dera Ismail Khan and FR Bannu, where a total of 5,12,230 children below the age of 5 years will be vaccinated with the OPV by 1,911 polio teams.

In Bajaur, Mohmand, Orakzai, Kurram, FR Peshawar & FR Kohat, the campaign will last for eight days from February 13 to February 20. Up to 1,68,004 children between the ages of 4 months and 23 months will be vaccinated with IPV and 2,04,755 children between the ages of 0 to 23 months will be vaccinated with OPV by 853 polio teams.



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