The Emergency Operation Cell (EOC) Balochistan, established to eradicate the crippling virus, claimed to have reduced the number of polio vaccination refusals by more than 91 per cent in the province during the recent anti-polio campaign.
Dr. Aftab Kakar, an officer at the EOC, informed that parents of 12,607 children below the age of five years were convinced by polio volunteers, religious scholars and officials to administer polio drops to these kids.
The provincial health department launched three-day anti polio drive in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan from November 10 to 12 in the province.
Dr. Syed Saif ur Rehman, the chief of EOC informed media that more than 2.4 million children were administered polio drops during the campaign.
Dr Kakar, claimed that during the recent immunisation campaign, 448 families refused to vaccinate their children in Quetta block. The official, however, had no information about the number of kids in these families.
He further said that the number of families refusing to vaccinate their children was 5,015 while 4,567 families were successfully convinced during the recent campaign.
The Balochistan health department formed committees to convince the parents and bring an end to refusals in the province.