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2.3m to get polio drops; drive begins in Balochistan

QUETTA: A week-long anti-polio campaign is set to commence on Monday (today) across 32 districts of Balochistan, targeting around 2.3 million children under five to eliminate the virus from the region. Inamul Haque, coordinator for the Emergency Operation Centre in Balochistan, said preparations for the campaign had been completed, with a total of 9,193 teams being deployed. The deployment…

2.3m to get polio drops; drive begins in Balochistan

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