Anti-polio drive kicks off in parts of country
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ISLAMABAD:A five-day anti-polio drive in Punjab and three-day anti-polio drive in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir begins today.
In Punjab, nearly forty four thousand teams have been constituted to administer anti-polio vaccine to about 18.5 million children below the age of five all over the province.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, more than six point seven million children will be administered anti-polio drops.
In Azad Kashmir, over two thousand mobile teams and more than four hundred fixed centers have been setup for the campaign.
In Gilgit Baltistan, more than two hundred thousand children will be administered anti-polio vaccine during the campaign. APP/AFP
