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Pulse polio programme today

Staff Reporter

KOCHI: Pulse polio drops will be administered to children under five years of age on May 15 in the district as part of the nation-wide immunisation programme.

The medical authorities are fully geared to take up the programme, the District Medical Officer, P.K. Sivaraman, said at a press conference on Saturday.

He said 10 mobile units would be pressed into service. This would be in addition to hospitals, primary health centres and other places. More than two lakh children would be given polio drops at more than 2,000 booths.

The booths will function from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The booths at railway stations, KSRTC bus station, boat jetty and airport would provide 24-hour service. The services of about 300 doctors and 4,000 volunteers would be utilised. The district-level programme would be inaugurated by the Mayor, C.M. Dinesh Mani, at the South railway station at 8 a.m.

The number of polio cases in the country is on the decrease from 230 in 2003 to 136 in 2004. This year, only 14 cases have been reported till April and none of them are in South India. Nevertheless, precaution was required, he said.

Jaya Lal Mohan, Reproductive and Child Health Officer, and G. Sreekala, Mass Media Officer, were also present.

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