90 percent achievement registered during pulse polio campaign in Kashmir
Jammu, January 10 (Vijay Kumar) – In connection with National pulse polio campaign on Sunday, about 20 lakh children of the age of 0-05 age group have been administered polio drops in about 10,516 Polio Centres set up in nook and corner of J&K state.
This was stated by Minister for Medical Education, Technical Education, R.S. Chib while addressing a largely attended gathering at Community Health Centre, R.S. Pura soon after administering polio drops to several children to mark launch of National pulse polio campaign. These children included newly born infants.
Chib appealed the parents to ensure that children are not left without polio drops, which he said is important to eradicate dreaded polio disease. He also appealed the parents, teachers, NGOs and health workers to ensure 100% coverage during the campaign to effectively check re-emergence of polio disease which has been eradicated to a large extent due to successive pulse polio drives in recent years. He said that these drops develop defence mechanism in a child and also immunity by regular immunization.
Referring to other facilities being provided to the patients in Medical colleges and Medical Institutes of the state, Chib said that latest equipment is being procured for providing hi-tech treatment to the patients at their door steps. He said specialized treatment is now available in major hospitals of the State, adding that patients need not to go AIIMS and PGI Chandigrah for this purpose.
Administrator, Associated Hospitals, T.angchuk, Medical Superintendent, GMC, Jammu, Dr. Romesh Gupta, Block Medical Officer, CHC, R.S. Pura, Dr. Basant K. Sharma, Dr. Chitra Vashnavi and prominent citizens were present on the occasion.
Later, R.S.Chib attended Nagar Kirtan at Simbal Camp drawn by Navjawan Sabha Simbal in connection with birth anniversaries of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Former Minister S.Harbans Singh, S.Jeet Singh, Dr. Daljit Singh, Dr. Jaswinder Singh and Master Baldev Singh also attended the Kirtan and paid obeisance to Guru Granth Sahib.
Speaking On this occasion, Chib described Nagar Kirtan an auspicious moment for the people of the State in general and Sikh community in particular He prayed for peace and prosperity of the State. Thousands of devotees participated in the Nagar Kirtan.
1067340 children of the age group of 0-5 years under Pulse Polio Campaign on Sunday in district Srinagar, 5489 Pulse Polio booths were set up.Up to 4.P.M 90.01percent target was achieved in the valley excepting District Leh. In Srinagar, the PP campaign started from GB Panth Hospital was minister of state for Health Javid Ahmad Dar administered Polio drops to the children in the early morning. The minister also administered polio drops at Gosuia hospital Khanyar and J.L.N.M hospital Rainwari.
For this purpose, 21596 workers were deployed on duty to achieve the target.
In addition, 182 mobile Pulse Polio booths for Srinagar district have also been arranged to cover isolated areas. The special booths have also been set up at Airport, Railway Station and Batmaloo Bus stand, Srinagar. Two separate booths at Railway Station, Baramulla and at Gondola Gulmarg have also been established.
Out of the total target 176144 are being covered in Baramulla and 1.53 lakh children in Srinagar under the programme. For this purpose, 2156 booths have been setup in Srinagar and 711 booths in Baramulla district.
In district Ganderbal, The Dy.Commissioner administered the PP drops to the children and the campaign was started in whole the district. Similarly the Dy.Commissionrs of Kupwara, Baramulla, Pulwama also administered polio drops to the children to start PP campaign in their respective districts. The CMO Budgam started the campaign when he administered polio drops to the children in his district.