Three-day anti-polio drive starts in Balochistan

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A three-day anti-polio drive has been launched in as many as 30 districts includingQuetta today (Monday).

According to details, more than 24 lac children will be administered polio drops by at least 6,463 mobile teams at 783 fixed sites and 311 transit points.

During the campaign, as many as 55085 Afghans would also be vaccinated while the local government has also tightened up the security by deploying 1600 police, Frontier Corps (FC) and Levies personnel.

It is pertinent to mention here that about seven cases of polio have been registered in current year among which five were from Quetta. Only 9 percent parents are not willing to inoculate polio drops to their children.