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Routine immunization in Balochistan to be improved: Rubaba Buledi

Health  Desk :

Dr. Rubaba Buledi, Balochistan’s parliamentary secretary on health has said routine immunization would be improved in the province. The SAPM on health, Dr. Faisal Sultan and Dr. Shehzad Baig, the Chief of National Emergency Operation Cell (NEOC) telephoned Dr. Rubaba Buledi and discussed all ways and means for improvement of routine immunization.

Balochistan is yet to achieve the target of routine immunization 

Islamabad, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Sindh have achieved targets pertaining to routine immunization. However, Balochistan is yet to achieve the target of routine immunization, Dr. Shehzad Baig conveyed to Dr. Rubaba Buledi.

CM and CS to address the issue of routine immunization 

Dr. Rubaba Buledi assured that Chief Minister Jamal Kamal Khan and Chief Secretary Balochistan would be contacted to apprise them about hurdles in the way of improving routine immunization.

This contact has come after the Balochistan government twice postponed scheduled polio campaigns as a result of employees’ protests in the province.

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