Tuesday, 29 December 2015

The Frontier post


Anti-polio drive begins

Anwar Shah Orakzai
PARACHINAR: Six-day anti-polio drive started in Fata and Frontier region (FR) on Monday. Responding to an alarming increase in the number of polio cases in Fata and Frontier region (FR), a huge effort to eradicate the crippling disease Fata secretariat, launched six days polio drive. According to coordinator of the Polio drive Zahirul Islam, 607 vaccination teams and 184 mobiles teams have been appointed for this purpose. In the course of the polio drive 590919 children will be administered the polio vaccine while 189094 children will given polio through injection. The campaign, which will continue for six days at Fata and FR a stretch, has been planned by Fata secretariat after the emergence of polio cases in the different area Fata and FR regions.

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