LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar inaugurated the five-day province-wise anti-polio drive by administering anti-polio drops to the children at his office on Monday.
Provincial ministers Abdul Aleem Khan, Dr Yasmin Rashid, Sardar Hasnain Bahadur Dreshak and Chief Secretary also administered anti-polio drops to children.
Talking on the occasion, the CM stated that 110,000 workers and supervisors will administer anti-polio drops to 20.3 million children till September 25. The field teams will be provided gavel-to-gavel security; he continued and directed DCs to monitor the campaign in their areas.
He appealed to the parents to get their children administered anti-polio drops as it's vital to safeguard their future. "We will save our children from this fatal disease and every stratum of the society should play its role in this regard," he stressed.
The CM asked the line departments to work in tandem to produce desired results and vowed the government will work with renewed vigour and zeal to defeat the polio disease.
Moreover, the Lahore General Hospital (LGH) has set up special counter, to vaccinate children against polio.
Principal Post Graduate Medical Institute Prof Dr Sardar Muhammad Al-freed Zafar said that there is no other option but to make the anti-polio campaign a success to save the new generation from chronic disability. He said the polio vaccine is being administered at the Lahore General Hospital to every visitor.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2020