Elaborate arrangements for Pulse Polio programme on Jan 19

Hyderabad, Jan 16 : As per the guidelines of Central and State Governments, the Hyderabad District administration will conduct 1st round of Pulse Polio Immunization Programme on January 19.

This is the 19th year of conducting Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization Programme. In 2008 one case of wild Polio virus reported in Elli Mogga hamlet of Kakinanda, East Godavari District. Since 2009 no case of polio has been reported in Andhra Pradesh.

During the last year’s National Immunization Day programme held on February 24, 2013, a total of 6,19,943 children were immunized. On January 19, booth level immunization will be held while house-to-house activity for missing children on booth day will be held on January 20th, 21st and 22nd.

Of 47.49 lakh population in the Hyderabad district, about 6,56,454 are expected to be in the age group of 0-5 yrs and they would be immunized with oral polio vaccine during this programme including newborn children. As many as 9,13,293 houses would be covered by the teams.

A total of 3032 booths will be established and 85 mobile teams have been arranged in Hyderabad City. Pulse polio drops would be administered from 7.00 AM to 6.00 PM at all booths.

All the Poling Stations of previous election booths have been identified as Polio Booths and slums (792 notified and 209 un-notified) 1001 are identified as high risk areas and one polio booth is arranged in each slum. As many as 85 mobile teams will be administering Polio drops to all the children at construction Sites, nomads, Beggar community, Temporary settlements, Markets, Temples, Churches, Guru Dwaras mosques, Marriage Halls, Exhibition Grounds, Public Parks like Lumbini, NTR Gardens, Zoopark.

The Polio booths will be arranged at all the transit points i.e., Railway Stations and Bus Stations which will be working round the clock starting from the midnight of January 18th to the evening of January 21st.

Personnel from Government Departments, NGOs, Degree college students, NCC, Nursing and Medical Students, staff of SHO Cantonment, ASHA’s, Anganwadi Workers, Mahila Mandals, Preraks and others are involved in this task.

Pediatric clinics, Private Nursing Homes, Corporate Hospitals are also participating in this programme. A total of 14 SPHOs from DM&HO Office are being deployed to monitor the programme of 85 UPHCs.

Publicity is being given through 3,450 banners, 100 cassettes and message by scrolling through electronic media and FM Radio, SMS through mobiles and publicity through hydrogen balloon. INN