Project Directorate

Expanded Programme on Immunization

Health Department Government of Sindh
Ex-I & I Depot Rafiqui Shaheed Road Near Jinnah Hospital Karachi Cantt
Phone 021-35223546, 021-35223547 & Fax 021-35223545
episindh@gmail.com

No: PDEPI/Steno/28018/44
Dated: 10th September 2022
To,
The District Health Officer,
Malir Karachi.

SUBJECT: STRENGTHENING OF ONGOING CRASH ACTIVITY ON EPI

ROUTINE IMMUNISATION IN CATCHMENT UNION COUNCILS OF
REHRI DRAIN.

Please refer to subject matter cited above. Keeping in view the detection of
poliovirus in environmental samples collected from Rehri drain Bakhtawar village of Malir
district, your office is required to prepare 05-day robust plans on strengthening of ongoing crash
activity on EPI routine immunisation in catchment union councils (Rehri, Muslimabad,
Muzaffarabad, Cattle Colony) of aforementioned drain under DEOC support by Monday 12th
September 05.00 PM to put the same in place from Tuesday 13th September, without fail. Each
and every eligible child of said area be inoculated with prescribed antigens under daily status
reporting to EPI Directorate.

Dr Khalil Memon 03342884449 Deputy PD EPI, Dr Khalid Brohi 03349376000

and Dr Tarique Masood 03322331418 to extend technical assistance.

Mr Muzaffar Bhurt 03332694651 to compile data generated on daily basis.

PROJECT DIRECTOR
EPI SINDH AT KARACHI

CC:
 The Secretary Health Department Government of Sindh at Karachi.
 The Director General Health Services Sindh at Hyderabad.
 The Director General Federal Directorate of Immunization at Islamabad.
 The Provincial EOC Coordinator Sindh at Karachi with request to issue DEOC directives for support to
DHMT Malir on subject matter.
 The Deputy Commissioner Malir with request to call DHMT-DEOC session on urgent basis.
 PS to the Minister for Health & Population Welfare Department Government of Sindh at Karachi.
 All the EPI Consultants.