Staff Reporter
Islamabad
The recently concluded anti-polio drive across Pakistan yielded more than expected results. During the campaign, 124,000 more children than the set target were immunized during the country-wide campaign,
It is pertinent to mention here that a five-day countrywide anti-polio drive commenced immunizing over 39.4 million children. Around 2,65,000 anti-polio workers are participating in the drive across the country. According to a report received by the National Health Ministry, the success of immunization drive remained at 100.3 percent with Punjab province showing the most positive response with 102.4 percent success rate.
‘As many as 478,000 more children were immunized than the set target during the campaign in Punjab,’ the report said adding that the Sindh province followed in next with 100.07 percent success rate as 63493 more children were immunized during the anti-polio drive.
