Polio should be eradicated with public support
Monday - February 1, 2021 12:05 am ,
Category : BHOPAL
Chief Minister Chouhan launches state-level campaign
Bhopal 31 January 2021: On the completion of 25 years of Pulse Polio Vaccination Campaign, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan administered polio dose to infants under “Polio Sunday” and state-level campaign. Chief Minister Chouhan launched the state-level campaign from his residence to administer ‘do boond zindagi ki’. On this occasion, Health Minister Dr. Prabhuram Chaudhary, Health Commissioner Dr. Sanjay Goel, Mission Director NHM Chhavi Bhardwaj and State Immunization Officer Dr. Santosh Shukla were present.
Chief Minister Chouhan said that common people and voluntary organizations must cooperate in the campaign to eradicate polio completely. The Chief Minister said that India is polio free but polio still exists in some countries and it may even return. Do not be negligent towards your child’s safety. Polio doses must be given every time. He urged people to contribute in maintaining the country’s victory over polio. The Chief Minister called upon people to make this national campaign successful for the protection of the health of infants. Chief Minister Chouhan also instructed the officers of Health Department to ensure smooth operation of the vaccination campaign in the entire state.
Chief Minister Chouhan administered polio drops symbolically to four children of Bhopal. These children include Shanvi Malaviya, Meher Bhartiya, Anirudh Singh and Veer Purohit.
Bulloua Toli is active
This is the silver jubilee year of the Pulse Polio Vaccination Campaign. Pulse Polio campaign which started in the year 1995 has completed 25 years. The silver jubilee year of the campaign is being celebrated today as Polio Sunday. The Department of Public Health and Family Welfare has specially invited youth born in 1995 to the polio booth.
The youths invited for the booth inauguration have been called upon to take support of children up to five years of their village and ward in the form of Buloua Toli. The Health Department has inspired 25-year-old youths to assist in administering the life saving polio drops to other infants under this campaign, in the same way that they had received help for their survival. They should help in bringing young children of their area to the booth and provide medicines. Along with this, the Health Department is doing the work of appreciating the officers and employees engaged in this campaign since 1995 for their services.
Pulse Polio Campaign: Key Facts
A target has been set to administer polio drops to 1 crore 11 lakh children up to the age of five for protection against polio in the state. A total of 44 thousand 685 booths, 2488 transit booths, 4117 high risk areas have been set up in the state. A total of 89 thousand 370 teams have been formed. The number of mobile teams is 1609. There are 89 thousand 370 vaccinators. The supervisors are 8937. A total of 2802 deep freezers have been arranged.
Among those present in the inauguration of the state-level vaccination campaign at Chief Minister’s residence were Rotary Governor Jinendra Jain, Clinton Foundation’s Nitin Kothari, State Cold Chain Officer Vipin Srivastava, Team Leader World Health Organization Dr. Abhishek Jain, UNICEF Health Specialist Dr. Vandana Bhatia and State Programme Officer UNDP Dr. Kapil Jadaun – Window to News
