(SUBHEAD) Nawanshahr– A total of 641 health teams would administer polio drops 53044 children between the age group of 0-5 years in the special campaign from February 27-March 1 in the district.
Divulging the details, Additional deputy commissioner (G) Jasbir Singh accompanied by additional deputy commissioner (D) Amardeep Singh Bains, said that out of 641 health teams including 206 booth level, 412 house to house teams,16 transit teams and 7 mobile teams have been formed for the successful completion of the campaign.
Singh said that a total of 43 supervisory teams have also been constituted for monitoring the drive besides 138319 houses, 17 grain markets, 16 factories, 74 brick-kilns and 77 high-risk areas would be covered in three-day drive.
He added that the mobile teams would administer polio vaccine to children living in semi-urban areas, slums, small-big factory campuses, and transit teams will administer drops to the children at bus stands, railway stations.
Singh directed all departments including education, rural development and panchayat, public works department, transport department, district program office, police, General Manager bus stand and railway officials to give wholeheartedly support to the drive. (MOREPIC1)
ADC said the officials to create awareness among the general public about the drive so that none of the child left behind thought public address system, ground level health workers, sarpanches, councillors and others and to ensure administrating of drops to each eligible district.
Singh said that the Health Department would make concerted efforts for making Pulse Polio Campaign a huge success in the district. He said that the migratory population residing in slums and brick kilns will be specially covered and appealed to the residents to assist the health teams in carrying out this drive successfully.
He said that India was declared Polio Free in March 2014 and since then, no polio case had been reported.
Prominent among present on the occasion included Civil Surgeon Dr Davinder Dhanda and others were present.