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With migrant settlements, operation labour camps and ceramic kiln clusters emerging arsenic precedence zones, Mysuru territory has identified 1,396 high-risk areas up of the four-day Pulse Polio immunisation run scheduled from June 28 to July 1, adjacent arsenic authorities person stepped up efforts to guarantee nary kid beneath 5 years is near out.
District Health and Family Welfare Officer Kumaraswamy P.C., who chaired the territory task unit coordination committee gathering connected the National Pulse Polio Programme present connected Monday, said that peculiar surveillance would beryllium maintained successful susceptible pockets and 51 mobile teams deployed for outreach activities.
The run volition people children aged 0-5 years crossed the district, including those who person antecedently received polio drops. A full of 1,641 vaccination booths volition beryllium opened connected June 28, and parents person been urged to bring each eligible children for immunisation.
Health workers volition subsequently undertake door-to-door visits from June 29 to July 1 to place children who miss the booth-based thrust and administer the vaccine.
The officials said 7,78,059 households and 2,19,521 children successful the 0-5 property radical person been mapped for the campaign. The territory volition deploy 6,772 vaccinators and 328 supervisors.
RCH Officer Siraj Ahmed said India has remained escaped of polio cases since 2011 and was declared polio-free by the World Health Organisation successful 2014. However, continued reporting of cases successful neighbouring countries specified arsenic Pakistan and Afghanistan has necessitated sustained surveillance and preventive immunisation efforts.
Transit booths volition besides beryllium opened astatine cardinal tourer destinations, including Mysore palace, Mysuru zoo and Chamundi Hill, connected June 28 to screen children travelling with families.
During the 2025 Pulse Polio campaign, the territory vaccinated 2,33,484 children against a people of 2,22,084, signaling 105.13 per cent coverage. The officials called for coordinated enactment involving the departments of Women and Child Development, Education, Transport, Police and voluntary organisations to guarantee the campaign’s success.
