Friday 4 November 2016

Where to Get Polio Vaccination in Lahore

During the last few decades, Polio has been eradicated from most countries in the world. Pakistan is a different case altogether and after a successful vaccination drive in the 1990s, we failed to keep up the good work and now we get occasional reports of polio cases in different parts of the country. As a result, WHO has asked every traveler moving out of Pakistan to get the polio vaccination. As a health professional, I get asked this question every once in a while and I was initially unable to mention specific places which provide polio vaccination. The top places to get free polio vaccination in Lahore are

1. Health Department 
2. Special Counters at all Public Hospitals
3. From Private Hospitals 
4. From a kiosk at the Airport (least reliable)



I decided to visit the Health Department's facility the other day and got a polio vaccination certificate without much hassle. It took me all of ten minutes to get it done. I am posting the exact location of the office so that future travelers can get their certificates with ease. Kindly take your passports along when you visit the office. 


Step 1: Locating the Office on a Map
 
If you go from Canal Road on the Mall Road towards Lower Mall, right after NCA on your right, there is a huge building of Lahore's Town Hall. Between these two places (NCA and Town Hall) is a small road. Take that road. I have attached a Google Maps Screenshot of that place. 




















Step 2  
There is a small Ally (Gali in Urdu) on your right, opposite the office of Ombudsman. Here's how it looks like

 

Step 3  
 Keep moving forward once you are in the alleyway, You'll see a small gate at the end. Here's how it looks like

 

Step 4
Enter the Gate and Ta-da! you've reached your destination! Get two drops of the polio vaccine and get your certificate.

 
 

16 comments:

  1. The most convenient way that i followed is just go to services hospital Lahore at outdoor enter from gate no 3 you will see a block and path leading towards a basement at your right , go in their go in room 2 just ask them to give you a polio vaccination certificate they will give you drops and the certificate there and then the only thing required is a photocopy of the passport info page .

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  2. I visited the place yesterday, the ally opposite ombudsman office is a closed end now.i entered the town hall compound and found my way to District health officer polio vaccination facility and got the international certificate.

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  3. can any one plz confirm the timing and days of district health office mentioned above

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  4. can any one plz confirm the timing and days of district health office mentioned above

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  5. There ought to be a polio vaccine centre open on sunday or 24/7 for some very busy people. Sometimes the Embassies send Visa so late that flight time is almost hours away. So that no time is left for vaccination.

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  6. I don't understand one thing why we Pakistani have to go thru this vaccination process, Why not when overseas come to Pakistan do we have this kind of requirements. According to UK 177,000 new cancer cases in 2015 and this is United Kingdom report.

    All my point is when we travel to another country's we have to follow there rules which is "STUPID"

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    1. because polio can spread from one person to another....cancer can't...

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  7. What are days and timings for vaccination

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  8. Can we get it done on Sunday?

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  9. Where can I get polio certificate in district sheikhpura? Reply

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    1. any update about the location in sheikhupura.

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    2. You can get it from DHQ. Sheikhupura. A special counter is there to issue the certificate.

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