Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh: Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav said that awareness about pulse polio is the first step of prevention. India is one of the polio free countries but to remain polio free one must use two drops of polio vaccine. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav was speaking at the inauguration of the state level campaign of Pulse Polio Campaign at Samatva Bhawan located in the Chief Minister’s residence complex. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav inaugurated the program by administering medicines to children below 5 years of age. These included twin sisters Arnika and Anaya Rai, Kanishka, Niyati, Arth and Samarth. On this occasion, Minister of State for Public Health and Medical Education Narendra Shivaji Patel, Principal Secretary Public Health Sandeep Yadav, W.H.O. Representatives of and other dignitaries were present.
Target to administer medicine to 38 lakh children
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav said that a 3-day pulse polio campaign will be conducted from December 8 to December 10. The target is to administer medicine to 38 lakh children during this period. He said that the significance of Pulse Polio campaign is only that no child is deprived of medicine. Mobile teams will accomplish their goal by going door-to-door and street-to-street to administer polio drops from the highest residential areas to brick kilns, crushers, construction sites, nomadic populations and slums. He appealed to the people to be alert parents and give free pulse polio vaccine to their children up to 5 years of age.
Two drops every time, victory over polio continues
Do drop every time, this campaign is being run in 16 districts of the state with the aim of maintaining victory over polio. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav said that for continuous world-class development in health facilities, respected Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister Shri J.P. On behalf of the people of the state, I express my gratitude to Nadda ji.
polio incurable prevention necessary
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav said that polio is an incurable disease. It is the main cause of disability in children. To ensure “double protection” to children, it is necessary to give two drops of Jeevan dose every time.
Pulse Polio campaign has been started since 1995 with the aim of maintaining polio free India. But positive cases of polio have been reported in some border countries. In view of these, we will have to fight seriously against polio. We have identified the more sensitive areas and are conducting pulse polio campaigns in a planned manner. He said that additional phases of the campaign have been organized in Bhind, Bhopal, Chhindwara, Datia, Gwalior, Indore, Katni, Khargone, Mandsaur, Narsinghpur, Neemuch, Niwari, Satna, Sheopur, Tikamgarh and Vidisha.