QUETTA: A three-day polio eradication campaign started in 27 out of 30 districts of Balochistan amid tight security on Monday.

At least, five polio cases have been detected in Quetta and Qila Abdullah districts over the past two months.

Officials of the provincial health department said that during the campaign over 1.4 million children of up to five years of age would be administered vaccination drops. Health teams and volunteers would also administer Vitamin A drops to children.

During the campaign, health teams would visit every house in 27 districts of Balochistan.

Official sources said that provincial government had made fool-proof arrangements to provide security to the staff and volunteers carrying out the campaign.

Published in Dawn, September 30th, 2014