CHITRAL: A three-day polio vaccination called the Special National Immunisation Days (SNID) campaign stared on Tuesday to administer polio drops in parts of upper Chitral which were previously inaccessible. A walk and opening ceremony was held at Booni, Shoghoor and Lutkoh on Monday in this regard. Community leaders, nazims, police officers, government officials, shopkeepers, students, teachers and the general public participated in the SNID walk.
For this purpose, the Expanded Programme for Immunization (EPI) detailed 136 mobile teams and set up 16 fixed centres where polio drops will be administered to children under five. The Health team has predicted that 40,216 children will be administrated polio drops. A vitamin A capsule will also be given to children. The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) is operating in synch with these health teams.
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