JHELUM VALLEY (Kashmir English): Tayyab Manzoor Kayani started the second round of National Immunisation Days (NID-II) Jhelum Valley Polio Campaign 2025 by providing children below five years old with oral polio drops as the chairman of the district council.
The vaccination drive initiated formally during the start of its three-day door-to-door vaccination mission across the district.
Dr Tahir Raheem Mughal informed the public that over 150 vaccination teams would conduct door-to-door efforts across the district for ensuring all children under five get their polio vaccines during the campaign.
The vaccination teams conduct visitations to directly deliver vaccines at family doorsteps as part of their effort to prevent child exclusion in the Jhelum Valley Polio Campaign 2025.
The launch event was also attended by District Information Officer Sohail Mughal and MNCH programme representative Sajid Azim Khan. Major Fayaz from the Army Medical Corps, Superintendent Police Mirza Zahid Hussain, Assistant Director Training Madam Qurat-ul-Ain, and DSO-WHO Dr Ayesha Jarral expressed their commitment to coordinating efforts between their respective programmes during the campaign.
Dr Faheema who delivered the role of Nutrition Coordinator presented together with Data Manager Saba Nazir an in-depth explanation of the campaign’s data collection framework. Monitoring procedures were emphasized by the team for precise campaign evaluation and assessment of its success.
Chairman Tayyab Manzoor Kayani emphasized how efforts like this campaign helped maintain the 24-year-long polio-free status of Azad Jammu and Kashmirs (AJK). “Our top priority is to provide polio drops to every child and to keep our community on the path to sustainable health,” he said.
Representatives from the District Press Club and WHO’s TSA Umar Ali also attended and praised the role of the media in raising public awareness and supporting transparency.
The participants agreed that families should receive timely information so that no area is missed and proper surveillance can be maintained to detect any signs of the virus in the Jhelum Valley Polio Campaign 2025.
The three-day Jhelum Valley Polio Campaign 2025 will conclude with follow-up visits by survey teams to review the coverage and assess the success of the effort in reaching every eligible child in the district.
