{"id":123438,"date":"2025-12-13T15:04:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T10:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=123438"},"modified":"2025-12-13T15:04:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T10:04:17","slug":"over-1m-children-to-be-administered-polio-drops-in-multan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-health-news\/over-1m-children-to-be-administered-polio-drops-in-multan\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 1m children to be administered polio drops in Multan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"322\"><strong data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"175\">MULTAN, Dec 13 (APP):<\/strong><br data-start=\"175\" data-end=\"178\" \/>A three-day national polio vaccination campaign is set to begin in Multan from <strong data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"272\">December 15<\/strong>, aiming to immunize children across the district.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"540\">Deputy Commissioner <strong data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"371\">Muhammad Nouman Siddiqe<\/strong> formally inaugurated the campaign at <strong data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"436\">Shahbaz Sharif Hospital<\/strong>, where he administered polio drops to children and distributed gifts to encourage public participation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"542\" data-end=\"806\">The campaign will be conducted <strong data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"589\">door-to-door<\/strong>, ensuring that all children <strong data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"643\">under the age of five<\/strong> receive polio drops. According to the deputy commissioner, more than <strong data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"738\">1.02 million children<\/strong> are targeted to be vaccinated during the drive across the district.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"808\" data-end=\"992\">District health officials, including <strong data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"895\">Chief Executive Officer (Health) Dr. Soban Zia<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"897\" data-end=\"934\">Medical Superintendent Dr. Tanzil<\/strong>, and other senior officers, were present on the occasion.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1246\">To ensure the smooth execution of the campaign, a total of <strong data-start=\"1053\" data-end=\"1068\">4,399 teams<\/strong> have been formed across the district. These include <strong data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1144\">833 area in-charges<\/strong> to oversee operations and <strong data-start=\"1171\" data-end=\"1209\">135 Union Council medical officers<\/strong> responsible for medical supervision.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1248\" data-end=\"1472\">The campaign will feature <strong data-start=\"1274\" data-end=\"1296\">4,021 mobile teams<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1331\">230 fixed vaccination centers<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1358\">148 transit teams<\/strong>. A <strong data-start=\"1362\" data-end=\"1387\">special security plan<\/strong> has also been devised to ensure the safety of vaccination teams, Dr. Soban Zia said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MULTAN, Dec 13 (APP):A three-day national polio vaccination campaign is set to begin in Multan from December 15, aiming to immunize children across the district. 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