PULSE POLIO DRIVE IN CHANDIGARH: 105% CHILDREN IMMUNIZED IN LAST THREE DAYS
National
Tele24 News
Puja
Gupta
Chandigarh
97190 children were immunized i.e. 105% during the three days of
National Immunization Day (NID) Pulse Polio Round held from 27th Feb
to 1st March 2022 in U.T Chandigarh. Teams of Health Department visited each
and every house and ensured that every child less than five years old was
administered with Polio drops. Teams covered whole of Chandigarh and special
focus was on the vulnerable areas i.e. parts of the city where homeless,
nomads, all the construction sites where rag pickers and beggars settle down
with their children. Polio and COVID Vaccination stalls were set up in Rose
Festival so that no child was left unimmunized.
With frantic efforts of night teams 117 children
have been immunized in the night hours during "TAARE ZAMEEN PAR"- A
NIGHT VIGIL activity in different parts of the city. To execute this activity,
four teams were constituted comprising of health functionaries and Police
Personnel. This activity was carried out with support and cooperation of Police
Department. Multilevel Monitoring &
supervision was done at various levels by the internal supervisors & external
monitors deployed by WHO. Dr. Suman Singh, Director Health & Family
Welfare cum Mission Director – NHM appreciated the efforts and motivation
of all the volunteers who participated in this campaign and thanked all the
team members for their tireless efforts.
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