Chib launches Pulse Polio campaign at SMGS in Jammu

Jammu, January 23(Scoop News) –    Minister for Medical Education, Technical Education, Youth Service and Sports  R. S. Chib today inaugurated first round of Intensified Pulse Polio Campaign at Immunization Clinic at new children hospital building –SMGS Hospital, Jammu by administering polio vaccine dose to a child.

             A huge number of children below age group of 05 years were given two drops of oral polio vaccine at the centre. These drops are in addition to the routine immunization for polio and other killer disease.

             Chib, while speaking to the media persons said that the global initiative to eradicate poliomyelitis by the end of the year 2000 was the largest international disease control effort ever. Remarkable progress has been made since the initiative began in 1988, he said adding that the number of global polio cases declined from an estimated 350,000 cases to just over 7000 in 1999.

            The Minister informed that, in the State of J&K all arrangements have been put in place to implement the pulse polio campaign adding that the strategies include awareness, Training, Formation of transit and Mobile teams and Monitoring. He said that each and every kind of media was involved to create awareness among the masses so that no child in the age group of 0-5 years is left without receiving additional oral polio drops during the campaign.

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