A three-day national immunisation campaign against polio began here on Tuesday in which children below five years of age would be administered oral anti-polio vaccines across the country.
Begum Rukhsana Aziz, wife of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz kicked off the campaign by administering drops of anti-polio vaccine to some children at the Prime Minister House. Minister for Health, Muhammad Nasir Khan and senior officials of the health ministry were also present.
The health workers and volunteers would go door to door to administer polio drops to children below the age of five years during the campaign. Over 60,000 children will be immunised against polio in the rural areas of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).
District Health Department, Islamabad has constituted over 300 mobile teams for administering polio drops to the children in the remote rural areas.
As many as 25 fixed centres and five transit camps have also been established for the campaign.
Chief Commissioner, ICT, Tariq Mahmood Pirzada has directed health authorities to ensure comprehensive coverage against polio for complete eradication of the crippling disease in rural areas of the Federal Capital.
The anti-polio drive also began in all districts of the four provinces.