The Mardan district administration has launched awareness campaign in the district to counter propaganda against anti-polio vaccination. The district Deputy Commissioner Abid Wazir while talking to the media that the propaganda on social media in Peshawar and other districts adversely affected the anti-polio campaign continued in the district. He added that due to the propaganda the refusal cases were increasing day by day.
He said that polio drops were not harmful but some elements had created mistrust about the initiative. Deputy Commissioner added that to protect our children from polio the only source is polio drops. He added that to counter the propaganda against the anti-polio vaccination the district administration has began awareness campaign.
Wazir further said that in this connection he also directed all the officials of Mardan, Takhatbhai and Katlang tehsil to give special focus on this issue and arrange meeting with the religious scholars, prayer leaders, political and religious parties leaders, elders of the area and motivate them to take part in this aim and jointly launch awareness campaign in the district to counter propaganda against ant-polio vaccination. He added that in this connection the situation in the district is going toward normal.
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