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Parents asked to cooperate with officials
HRD Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao has called upon the people to co-operate with the government’s efforts to make polio-free society for which the parents must take care of children’s health.
Visakhapatnam: HRD Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao has called upon the people to co-operate with the government’s efforts to make polio-free society for which the parents must take care of children’s health.
He launched the second round of the Pulse Polio immunisation programme at Girijan Bhavan here on Sunday by administering drops to little kids. The Minister informed that the mega national programme was first launched in India in 1995. Despite taking all necessary steps to administer polio drops nation-wide on two particular dates annually, one polio case has been registered in the district in 2007 and another case in the country during 2011. The country, he claimed has been declared as polio-free country in 2014 and to continue the same trend, parents’ and family elders’ cooperation is must, he explained.
If pregnant women take health care as per the suggestions of PHC or CHC, the infants would be protected from various diseases, he said.
People were suffering from chronic diseases like TB and hence the State and Central governmens have introduced Indradhanush programme through which ‘Pentavalent’ injunctions would be given to combat the spread of chronic diseases.
District Medical and Health Officer J Sarojini, Pulse Polio State Co-ordinator Bharati Reddy, District Immunization Officer Vijaya Lakshmi, GVMC Medical Officer Lusi, D Varada Reddy from Rotary Club and Swachh Bharat volunteers were present. Meanwhile, Collector N Yuvaraj launched the Pulse Polio programme at the PHC, Chinna Waltair by administering drops to children.
Polio drops administered to 2.34 lakh children Srikakulam: As part of polio immunisation programme, polio drops were administered to 2,34,576 children under 5 years of age across the district on Sunday.
Labour Minister K Atchannaidu, ZP Chairperson Ch Dhanalaxmi, Government Whip K Ravikumar and MP K Rammohan Naidu administered polio drops to children at various colonies in Srikakulam town. According to district immunization officer (DIO) Dr Bagadi Jagannadham, polio drops were administered through 113 centres in urban, 1190 centres in rural and 314 in tribal areas. In all, 7,712 medical staff participated and 160 officers supervised the immunisation activity, the DIO added.
