Pulse polio immunisation drive launched in JK
Jammu Feb 27 PTI A senior government official launched the national polio immunisation drive in Jammu and Kashmir by administering polio drops to children below five years of age at a hospital here on SundayIn Jammu division a total of 866773 children will be administered two drops of the polio vaccine during this intensified pulse polio drive an official spokesperson saidJammu Divisional Commissioner Raghav Langer launched the drive from the Rajiv Gandhi hospital at GangyalElimination of polio cases in Jammu and Kashmir is a success story of the healthcare workers and the government agencies engaged in this noble cause It is a success story of the public health policy against vaccine preventable diseases Langer saidHe added that we need to continue to be vigilant and ensure that every child below five years of age gets polio dropsOn the first day of the drive 5488 booths were set up with 10247 teams and 21259 healthcare workers while 127 transit points were established with 474 team members to cover the children who were travelling the spokesperson saidA total of 1107 supervisors will be observing the drive he said adding on the second and third days of the drive healthcare workers will carry out house visits to cover the left-out childrenPTI TAS RC
Jammu Feb 27 PTI A senior government official launched the national polio immunisation drive in Jammu and Kashmir by administering polio drops to children below five years of age at a hospital here on SundayIn Jammu division a total of 866773 children will be administered two drops of the polio vaccine during this intensified pulse polio drive an official spokesperson saidJammu Divisional Commissioner Raghav Langer launched the drive from the Rajiv Gandhi hospital at GangyalElimination of polio cases in Jammu and Kashmir is a success story of the healthcare workers and the government agencies engaged in this noble cause It is a success story of the public health policy against vaccine preventable diseases Langer saidHe added that we need to continue to be vigilant and ensure that every child below five years of age gets polio dropsOn the first day of the drive 5488 booths were set up with 10247 teams and 21259 healthcare workers while 127 transit points were established with 474 team members to cover the children who were travelling the spokesperson saidA total of 1107 supervisors will be observing the drive he said adding on the second and third days of the drive healthcare workers will carry out house visits to cover the left-out childrenPTI TAS RC
