MPA Ghazala Siyal on Thursday appealed the parents to vaccinate their children under five- years of age against polio and protect them from physical and mental ailments. Speaking in a event, organized by Inter Global Human Development Society (IGHDS), she said it was a national obligation to take children to age of five years to nearby hospitals or dispensaries timely and get them vaccinated against the crippling disease to help save their lives.
Arif Nawaz Soomro, Abdul Fatah and Maqsood Imam also spoke the occasion. It is worth mentioned here that seven-day anti-polio campaign in all eight talukas of the Khairpur district started on May 15th and continue to 21st May where polio staff will deploy for the campaign, and special instructions have been issued that no negligence in this regard would be tolerated. According to Deputy Commissioner (DC) Khairpur, Dr Sharjeel Noor Channa, parents have been advised to come forward.—Our Correspondent
