22 lakh children administered polio vaccine in Haryana

Around 22 lakh children between 0 to 5 years of were administered polio drops on first day of National Immunisation round of Pulse Polio on Sunday.

Around 38 lakh children, under five years of , are anticipated to be covered under programme.

Giving information in this regard, a Health Department spokesperson said Education minster Kanwar Pal, inaugurated campaign in Jagadhri-Yamunanagar, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment M Om Parkash Yadav and Transport minister Mool Chand Sharma inaugurated campaign in Narnaul and Ballabgarh (in district Faridabad), respectively. 

campaign will continue for ar two days through door-to-door drive in order to identify and administer polio drops to remaining children, who were t given drops on booth day. 

On first day, approximately 22 lakh children of less than five years of have been administered polio drops.

In order to smoothly carry out this campaign, a total of 15,819 booths were set up in state and se were manned by approximately 67,000 health officials or volunteers or anganwari workers, ASHA.  

About 3,300 officials supervised activity apart from independent monitors of NPSP-WHO. 

This was preceded by undertaking awareness campaigns through print media, radio, TV, drum beating, and or IEC activities. 

Approximately 38 lakh children are to be covered during this campaign in state.

children who have been left out during booth activity on first day will be administered polio vaccine drops on January 20 and 21 through door-to-door drive.