Haryana Government on Sunday started the National Immunization’s (NID) round of Pulse Polio 2020-21 in all districts of the State, wherein booth activities are undertaken on the first day to maintain the polio free status of the State.
In view of the present scenario of COVID-19 pandemic, all health officials and frontline workers are working with full precautions like use of personal protective equipment, masks, sanitizers, gloves etc. Teams are following the hand hygiene, respiratory hygiene and also social distancing measures.
Spokesperson said that approximately 36 lakh children across the State are to be covered during this campaign, which would continue for another two days by way of House-to-House activity. “On the first day of activity, approximately 20 lakh (55 percent) children, under five years of age, have been administered polio drops,” she said.
“To carry out this campaign, around 30,000 health teams comprising health workers, volunteers, Anganwari Workers, ASHA workers, etc have been constituted. Approximately 1500 mobile teams will be working during the activity to cover all children in underserved and poorly approachable areas like brick kilns, construction sites, poultry farms, slums etc,” said the spokesperson.
