tribune.com.pk on February 15, 2012 reported that five Health Department officials have been suspended for negligence in a polio vaccination campaign in Jhang after a polio case was detected in the district. A report of National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad has confirmed polio in three-year-old Sajida, a resident of Kholara area. The case was referred to the NIH after the disease was suspected in a preliminary examination at Jhang district headquarters (DHQ) hospital a week ago. The NIH report confirmed polio on Tuesday. The suspended officials have been identified as Ahmed Sher, the assistant superintendent of the vaccination campaign; Mohammad Hanif, a health inspector; Abdul Rahman, a vaccinator; Muhammad Khaliq, a senior vaccinator; and Muhammad Ramzan.

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