MANSEHRA, Oct 14: Anti-polio campaign was launched in the district here Tuesday.

The Executive District Officer (health), Dr Syed Pervez Ali Shah, while inaugurating the three-day campaign said that 635 mobile teams had been constituted to administer anti-polio and Vitamin C drops to nearly 2,40,000 children.

He said over 40 mobile teams had already administered the drops to 40,000 children in the tribal belt of Kala Dhaka of the district.

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