TANK, Nov 09 (DNA):The district health department has finalized arrangements to vaccinate around 33,000 girls aged 9 to 14 years against cervical cancer during a campaign scheduled to be held from November 11 to 24 in Tank.
District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Nisar Ahmed Barki and EPI Coordinator Dr Arshad Nawaz told the media that 36 fixed, 26 outreach and 23 mobile teams had been constituted to administer the vaccine across the district.
They said the campaign would be conducted under the supervision of the district health authorities in accordance with the directives of Deputy Commissioner Tank Jamshed Khan.
The DHO and EPI coordinator would personally monitor the campaign to ensure its effective implementation, they added.
The health officials urged upon the parents to get their daughters vaccinated against cervical cancer and cooperate with health teams to make the national immunization campaign successful.
