QUETTA: A five-day polio eradication campaign will begin in Quetta, Pishin, Qila Abdullah and Mastung districts on Monday.

Syed Faisal Ahmed, Coordinator of the Emergency Operation Centre, told reporters on Sunday that 127 union councils in the four districts would be covered by the campaign.

He said that 800,000 children would be administered vaccination drops during the campaign.

The drive will include 3,824 teams, among them 3,239 mobile teams, 371 transit points and 214 fixed sites with police, Levies and FC personnel providing security cover to health workers taking part in the campaign.

He requested parents to cooperate with health teams during the drive.

Published in Dawn, August 21st, 2017