PESHAWAR: A special anti-polio campaign under the Sehat Ka Ittehad programme will kick off in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa today (Monday).

During the three-day campaign a total of 1.463 million children under the age five years will be administered anti-polio drops in 24 districts of the province.

According to a report of polio emergency operation centre of the health department, the campaign will be carried out in 230 selected union councils which are considered to be high risk areas in terms of polio virus.

A total of 4,240 mobile and 395 fixed teams have been deputed while 141 transit points have also been set up across the province, says the report.

According to the report, among the 230 selected union councils, seven have been targeted in Abbottabad district, 13 in Bannu, two in Battagram, 19 in Charsadda, 17 in DI Khan, two in Lower Dir, five each in Upper Dir and Hangu, seven in Haripur, three in Karak, four in Kohat, two each in Kohistan and Malakand, four in Mansehra, 44 in Mardan, nine in Nowshera, 51 in Peshawar, five in Shangla, 16 in Tank and 13 in Torghar district.

Polio vaccines have been delivered to the districts and full logistic support has also been provided to ensure the mobility and access of polio teams to the targeted areas, says the report.

Published in Dawn, April 13th, 2015

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