Pulse polio drive in Hyderabad from Oct. 12 to 15 to cover over 5.17 lakh children

A full of 5,17,238 children nether the property of 5 volition person oral polio drops crossed Hyderabad territory during the pulse polio immunisation thrust from October 12 to 15. The inaugural is portion of a nationwide run to forestall resurgence of the disease, with Hyderabad among six districts successful Telangana wherever the peculiar thrust is being carried out.

Hyderabad District Collector Hari Chandana Dasari during a gathering connected Thursday said that determination volition beryllium 2,843 polio booths acceptable up crossed the district, operating from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Children aged betwixt 0 and 5 years volition beryllium administered the drops astatine these centres. To guarantee afloat coverage, implicit 11,200 wellness unit volition behaviour door-to-door visits from October 13 to 15.

The Collector further added that the territory medication has identified 164 high-risk areas that volition person peculiar attraction during the campaign. A full of 9.36 lakh households are expected to beryllium covered during the four-day drive.