HYDERABAD: Polio campaign from 7th

Published August 5, 2007

HYDERABAD, Aug 4: Vice Chancellor of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) Prof Dr Naushad A. Sheikh inaugurated the National Immunisation Day (NID) for polio eradication campaign commencing from 7th of this month.

The programme was organised by the Project Director Expanded Programme of Immunization (EPI) at a local hotel. Vice Chancellor said that it was time to eradicate polio by creating awareness among people so that they should come forward to get their children inoculated.

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