Nawanshahr - A target has been set to administer polio drops to 55864 children aged 0 to 5 years during the National Pulse Polio campaign from March 3 to March 5, 2024 in the district. To achieve this goal, 16 transit teams and 7 mobile teams have been formed along with setting up 223 booths.
During this campaign, 223 booths will be given polio drops on the first day, while 447 teams will be deployed to administer polio drops door-to-door on March 4 and 5, 2024, to children who were deprived of polio drops on the first day.
This information was given by Additional Deputy Commissioner (R) Rajeev Verma today while reviewing all the arrangements related to National Pulse Polio Campaign in the Pulse Polio District Task Force meeting at District Administrative Complex, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar. Additional Deputy Commissioner (J) Rajeev Verma in the meeting of District Task Force District Health Department, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar including Education Department and Women and Child Development Department, Punjab Police, District Transport Department, ICDS, Panchayat Department, Electricity Department, Municipal Council And while instructing various partners including the Indian Medical Council, he said that the role of all partners is very important to make the National Pulse Polio campaign a success. Therefore, coordination with District Health Department, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar should be done in every aspect So that no child from 0 to 5 years in the district is deprived of drinking anti-polio drops. He instructed that during this campaign, all the partner departments should not be negligent in their duties He said that people should also be made aware of the National Pulse Polio campaign through awareness activities so that the target of the district can be successfully achieved. Along with this, he said that we need to be fully vigilant against polio disease. He said that the District Health Department, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar should also ensure that all the children between zero and five years of age in the district are given anti-polio drops. No child should be deprived of polio drops during the National Pulse Polio campaign. On this occasion, Civil Surgeon Dr. Jaspreet Kaur said that a total of 45 monitoring teams have been formed to monitor this campaign. And during this three-day campaign, 138129 houses, 18 grain markets, 14 factories, 55 brick kilns and 81 high risk areas will be covered. He said that mobile teams will administer anti-polio drops to children living in semi-urban areas, slums, small factories and transit teams will administer drops to children at bus stands, railway stations. The Civil Surgeon appealed to all the supporting departments to give full support to the National Pulse Polio Campaign to be conducted from March 3 to March 5, 2024 to administer polio drops to all children between 0 to 5 years of age by the District Health Department. To prevent this disease from reoccurring. Meanwhile, District Vaccination Officer Dr. Mandeep Kamal said that although no case of polio has been reported in India during the last 13 years, the spread of the polio virus in our neighboring countries Pakistan and Afghanistan is still continuing and has entered India as well. can So this sub-national pulse polio round is very important. Meanwhile, World Health Organization Surveillance Medical Officer Dr. Gagan Sharma gave information about the current status of polio disease in India. He also gave detailed information about AFP surveillance to all the officials and said that if a child below 15 years of age suddenly develops weakness in any limb such as leg, arm, neck weakness or paralysis in the last 6 months. If killed, he should be reported immediately. On this occasion, he also explained the importance of Measles and Rubella vaccination and the goals achieved.