Polio cases detected in Kohat

Few polio-affected cases were detected here in Shakardara and Babari Banda areas, says a Health Department official. The official told APP that anti-polio drive started last week would also continue next week to control the spread of poliovirus in the district.
He said Health Department held a meeting with representatives of the donor agencies in which it was decided to continue the anti-polio drive till next week in order to control spreading of the disease in the area. The official said that the polio disease was considerably controlled in the district but now again few children were affected by poliovirus.
He said Health Department was making rigorous efforts to control spreading of poliovirus further in the area. Health department volunteers have administered oral polio drops to the children twice in one week.