KOHAT: Deputy commissioner Zahir Shah on Wednesday said anti-polio campaign would be carried out in Kohat district every month to ensure elimination of the crippling disease.

“From now on, the vaccination of children against polio will take place every month on regular basis to contribute to the nationwide efforts to eliminate the crippling disease,” he told a meeting of the district polio elimination committee here.

The meeting was attended by additional deputy commissioner Fakharuddin, assistant commissioner Ali Asghar, district health officer Dr Khaliq, medical superintendent of Kohat District Hospital, and representatives of World Health Organisation and Unicef.

The deputy commissioner said all relevant officials and health workers should diligently discharge their duty for the protection of children in the district against polio.

Zahir Shah said vaccination refusal cases would be tackled by educating parents about the importance of administration of anti-polio drops to their children.

He said the incidence of such cases had significantly dropped but still, there was room to work on it.

SIX SUFFER BURNS: Six tribesmen suffered burns when a huge fire engulfed four shops of arms and ammunition in Darra Adamkhel Bazaar on Wednesday. The political agent said first a shop caught fire due to electric short-circuiting and later the fire spread to three other shops.

He said the tribesmen tried to put out the fire on their own but to no avail. The political agent said fire tenders of the National Highway Authority later extinguished fire.

He said the condition of the two injured was stated to very critical, while two were stable at the Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar. — Abdul Sami Paracha

Published in Dawn, September 3rd, 2015

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