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
Brisbane [Australia], February 17 (ANI): Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson believes that the time has come for the country to have different coaches for white-ball format and Tests.
Sydney [Australia], February 10 (ANI): Australia limited-overs skipper Aaron Finch on Thursday backed Andrew McDonald to take over from Justin Langer as the permanent head coach of the senior men's team.
Sydney [Australia], February 9 (ANI): Former England skipper Michael Vaughan praised Australia Test captain Pat Cummins for dealing with 'empathy' in coach Justin Langer's resignation issue.
Sydney [Australia], February 9 (ANI): Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins on Wednesday broke his silence on head coach Justin Langer's resignation and said that the team needed a new coaching style heading into the future.
Melbourne [Australia], February 8 (ANI): Australia batter Usman Khawaja on Tuesday said Aaron Finch (white-ball captain) and Pat Cummins (Test skipper) need to answer some questions in order to end the speculation regarding Justin Langer's resignation as coach of the senior men's team.
Adelaide [Australia], February 8 (ANI): Former Australia pacer Jason Gillespie on Tuesday said that he is not interested in coaching Australia after Justin Langer's resignation.
Melbourne [Australia], February 7 (ANI): Former Australia spinner Shane Warne on Monday slammed Cricket Australia and labelled Justin Langer's ousting as a coach an "absolute disgrace."
Melbourne [Australia], February 7 (ANI): Former Australia wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist on Monday slammed Cricket Australia for their handling of Justin Langer as coach of the senior men's team.
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