Pakistan-wide anti-polio, measles, rubella campaign launched

The National Emergency Operations Centers (NEOC) launched anti-polio, measles, and rubella campaign from November 17 (today) to 29 across Pakistan, reported by 24NewsHD TV channel.

During the campaign, 35.4 million children will be vaccinated against measles and rubella.

The National Emergency Operation Center said that children from six months to five years will be administered the vaccination.

The district with a high ratio of polio cases will also be administered the polio vaccine. The vaccine will be administered in health centers, schools, madrasahs, and temporarily established vaccination centers.

In Punjab, more than 17.3 million children will be vaccinated against measles and rubella. 

The NEOC further revealed that more than 8.263 million children in Sindh will be vaccinated against measles and rubella.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, more than 5.988 million children, 2.73 million children in Balochistan, 624,000 children in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and more than 225,000 children in Islamabad will be vaccinated against measles and rubella.

Reporter: Babar Shehzad Turk