Nawanshahr - As part of the Pulse Polio campaign launched by the Government of India with the aim of eradicating the deadly disease of children, Assistant Civil Surgeon, the campaign to administer pulse polio drops to children aged 0 to 5 years at Government Primary School Village Lakhpur Tehsil Phagwara. Kapurthala was successfully implemented under the guidelines of Dr. Anu Sharma.
During the booth set up under the leadership of Dr Rupinder Kaur SMO Primary Health Center Panchat, a large number of parents gave their children anti-polio drops. On this occasion, CHO Dr. Harvinder Kaur HWC Bhullarai said that 93 children have been given drops at the Lakhpur booth. He said that the first three children who were aged between one month and three months to drink anti-polio drops were also honoured. Similarly, 63 children were given pulse polio drops under the leadership of CHO Dr. Preeti at Sub Center village Pandori. He said that door-to-door drops will be administered on Monday and Tuesday so that children who are deprived of anti-polio drops due to some reason in today's campaign can also be given this dose. He appealed to all the parents of children aged 0 to 5 years to give their children pulse polio diet. ANM Parveen Kaur, Asha worker Salma Begum, Varinder Kaur, Reena Rani, Asha worker Mandeep Meen, Harjinder Kaur, Prabhanur Pooni, Rihan, Prisa, Harman, Neeraj Kumari, Kulwinder Pooni and Madam Bindia etc. were present on this occasion.