nUnder national pulse polio programme, in Chhattisgarh target is to administer pulse polio drops to 36 lakh children on January 19. Again on January 20-21 the drive will be conducted through mobile teams.
Around 28792 teams have been constituted to administer pulse polio drops at 14396 booths on day one.
Health department has directed all Chief Medical and Health Officers, Civil Surgeons and Assistant Superintendent District Hospital and District Vaccination Officers to put on all efforts to make the drive successful.
These officers have been asked to prepare work plan mainly in high risk areas, remote areas, less vaccination covered areas and heavy migration areas.
The drive has been planned for three days, from January 19 to 21. Stalls will be put in fairs, community fairs and all prominent railway stations, so that no children in the age group of new born to below 5 years is left out. Similarly, after which door to door campaign will be launched. All the government hospitals will have a booth before the main gate for vaccination.
