Deputy Commissioner Thatta Munawar Abbas Soomro presided over two important meetings on public health at Darbar Hall Makli today. The discussions centered on reviewing vaccination efforts, future strategies, and existing obstacles in the district.
The first meeting was dedicated to reviewing the recent polio campaign, discussing challenges faced, team performance, and monitoring of results, along with strategies to reach unvaccinated children. The Deputy Commissioner emphasized the eradication of polio and stressed the need for concerted efforts to ensure no child is missed in upcoming campaigns.
The second meeting, a session of the District Steering Committee, was to review the proposed Measles and Rubella vaccination campaign for November 2025. The talks covered the campaign’s logistics, monitoring framework, team deployment, and awareness initiatives, highlighting the importance of inter-district coordination. The national campaign, scheduled from November 17 to 29, 2025, aims to provide free immunization to children aged 6 months to 5 years.
Deputy Commissioner Soomro stressed the need for collaboration between stakeholders, institutions, and the media to ensure the campaign’s success, with unconditional support from district officials. He urged vaccinators to prioritize the campaign, ensuring all children are covered. Emphasizing the commitment of the Sindh government and district administration to protect children from diseases like polio, measles, and rubella, he called for a unified departmental approach.
Monitoring teams were directed to remain vigilant in future campaigns, promote parental awareness, and promptly address any negligence or absenteeism. The Deputy Commissioner appealed to parents to fulfill their duty in ensuring vaccination for their children, to eliminate threats like polio and measles from the district.
The meeting was attended by all stakeholders including DHO Dr. Safdar Ali Shah, Assistant Commissioners of the district, and representatives from the health, education, and revenue sectors, the District EPI Coordinator, WHO, UNICEF, MRF, Social Welfare, local government, and other relevant bodies.