Arrangements for anti-polio drive reviewed

A meeting regarding the second National Polio Eradication Campaign was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur, Syed Hassan Raza at the DC Office here on Friday

BAHAWALPUR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 10th Apr, 2026) A meeting regarding the second National Polio Eradication Campaign was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur, Syed Hassan Raza at the DC Office here on Friday.

Senior officials from the district administration and the Health department attended the meeting. Among the participants were Additional Deputy Commissioner General Dr. Ayesha Khan, Assistant Commissioner Bahawalpur City Khalil Ahmad, Assistant Commissioner Sadr Hamza Ihtisham, and Chief Executive Officer District Health Authority Dr. Zeeshan Rauf, along with other relevant officials.

During the meeting, detailed discussions were held on the arrangements, preparations, security plan, and achievement of targets for the second national anti-polio campaign starting from April 13.

It was briefed that the campaign will continue from April 13 to April 16. During the first three days, polio teams will go door-to-door to administer polio drops to children up to five years of age, while the last day will be observed as a “catch-up day” to cover any missed children.

It was further shared in the meeting that the polio campaign will be carried out vigorously across 120 union councils of District Bahawalpur. For this purpose, 3,276 mobile teams, 195 fixed teams, and 136 transit teams have been formed. To ensure effective monitoring of the campaign, 122 Union Council Monitoring Officers and 667 Area In-charges have been appointed to continuously oversee the performance of field teams.