Over 26 lakh of the estimated 41 lakh children in Telangana had received polio drops by Sunday afternoon as part of the pulse polio campaign, according to state health officials. The campaign aims to immunize all children under five years of age against polio.
Campaign Launch and Coverage
State Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha and other ministers launched the programme at Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC) in Borabanda on Sunday morning. The state Health department expects to achieve 85-90 per cent coverage by the end of the day.
Health teams will conduct door-to-door visits over the next two days to ensure that every child who missed the campaign on Sunday receives the life-saving polio drops, the department said in a release.
Officials Urge Parents to Vaccinate
State Health and Family Welfare Commissioner Sangeetha Satyanarayana urged parents to ensure that every child below five years receives the polio vaccine. The campaign is part of the national pulse polio immunization drive, which has been critical in keeping India polio-free since 2014.
The Telangana government has set up thousands of booths across the state to administer the drops. Health workers are also visiting homes to cover children who could not come to the booths.
