The Punjab government has decided to digitize the micro plans to make the anti-polio campaign more effective.
The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Punjab Zahid Akhtar Zaman in Lahore today.
The campaign would be monitored with the help of GIS-based maps, firstly in Lahore and then other districts of the province.
Addressing the meeting, the Chief Secretary said that work must be done on scientific lines for the complete eradication of polio. He said that digitization of micro plans is very important to get hundred percent results. He directed that after analyzing the data, a plan of action be prepared for the coverage of missed children and special teams be formed to administer polio vaccine at the transit points.
Secretary Primary Health Nadia Saqib also gave a detailed briefing at the meeting. She said that the national anti-polio campaign in Punjab would begin from October 28. In Lahore, Rawalpindi and Faisalabad, the campaign would continue till November 3, while in other 33 districts it would conclude on November 1.
