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Arrangements being made for Pulse Polio programme

Staff Reporter

More mobile teams to be deployed this time

KOCHI: A district-level interdepartmental task-force meeting was held recently to make arrangements for the national polio eradication programme, Pulse Polio, on April 9 and May 14.

Health authorities have decided to deploy more mobile teams to cover sections of the population which booths set up for immunisation would not be able to serve alone.

The floating population, often left out in the programme, will also be covered.

This will be done with the help of the city corporation, since much of the floating population is found in urban areas.

Meet of councillors

A meeting has been arranged at the Corporation Council Hall on Monday for councillors in this regard. Training for doctors has been completed.

The task-force meeting, chaired by District Collector A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish and attended by District Medical Officer K.T. Remani, had various members and officers responsible for the conduct of the programme.

Representatives of the Rotary International, the Corporation Health Officer, the Deputy Director of Education, the District Medical Officer (Homoeopathy), the Social Welfare Officer, the Welfare Officer for Children and Women and the Assistant Executive Engineer, Kerala State Electricity Board, attended the meeting.

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