Over 40 million children vaccinated against polio
Islamabad
April 22, 2021
Islamabad : More than 40 million children under five years received vaccination during the second nationwide anti-polio campaign of the year. The campaign was conducted from March 29 to April 2 in Punjab, Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and from to April 11 to 15 in Balochistan.
During the campaign, more than 285,000 ‘Sehat Tahafuz frontline workers visited families and caregivers going house-to-house and ensured vaccination of children from the crippling poliovirus. The programme is achieving its targets to build the immunity of children that remain at risk of polio.
“While we focus on new vaccines, such as COVID-19, there remains a need to ensure routine vaccinations are not missed. We know many children have missed their vaccines and it is critical to accept vaccines every time they are offered by the teams,” said Dr. Faisal Sultan, the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (Health), highlightin