ADC Chairs Meeting Reviews Anti-Polio Campaign Performance
Published October 06, 2026 | 09:51 PM
HYDERABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 6th Oct, 2026)
Additional Deputy Commissioner Shaheed Benazirabad Saddam Hussain Memon chaired a review meeting regarding the performance of the special anti-polio campaign held last September at Darbar Hall of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office.
The meeting reviewed:
- Achievement of assigned targets
- Performance of polio teams
- Administration of polio drops to children
- Issues faced during the campaign
Officers from the Health Department, Polio Programme, UCMOs, focal persons of polio teams and other concerned departments attended.
During the meeting, a detailed review was conducted of the district’s performance against targets set for the special anti-polio campaign. Health Department officials briefed the meeting on:
- Children administered polio drops
- Identification of missed children
- Engagement with parents who refused vaccination
- Migrant populations
- Access of teams to remote and other sensitive areas
Officers informed the meeting that the district achieved 100% results during the special anti-polio campaign.
Saddam Hussain Memon, speaking on the occasion, emphasized:
"Complete eradication of polio is a national responsibility. All relevant departments must work through effective coordination and an integrated strategy to achieve this objective."
He directed:
- Identifying children missed during the previous campaign and areas with low coverage for special attention in the next campaign.
- Regularly monitoring performance of polio teams.
- Promptly resolving issues faced by field teams so that assigned targets could be achieved 100%.
He also emphasized the need for Health Department, district administration, education Department, Information Department and other relevant institutions to play an effective role in creating awareness among parents about the importance of polio vaccination.