Larkana Division Commissioner Abbas Baloch presided over a meeting of the Divisional Polio Task Force at his office on Friday to review the arrangements for the 4-day anti-polio campaign scheduled to be held on May 15, 2017 in the Larkana Division.
The commissioner directed all the deputy commissioners and health officers of the division to put in all efforts to administrate the polio drops to 0-5-year-children.
He also directed the health officers to re-strengthen their strategies and to focus on routine immunisation.
He also urged upon them that monitoring system may be ensured besides the District and Taluka control rooms may also be activated in order to success the anti-polio campaign.
He said that action will be taken against the officers if found negligence in Polio Campaign.
He directed to the Deputy Commissioners, District Health Officers to monitor the campaign in their respective Districts.
He also emphasised that officers should visit each and every Union council and arrange meetings with local people to fully participate in this national cause. He also directed to implement all the decisions taken in meetings.
The Commissioner said that collective efforts were required for the success of the anti-polio campaign, adding that all the line departments must also cooperate with the health department.
The meeting was attended by deputy commissioners of Larkana, Kamber-Shahdadkot, Shikarpur, Jacoababad and Kandhkot-Kashmore, Additional Commissioner-I Larkana Division, representative of WHO, UNICEF, a large number of officials of the health department and PPHI.
