Adityanath administers polio doses to children at immunisation programme launch in UP ANI | Updated: Jan 31, 2021 13:29 IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 31 (ANI): At the launch of the Polio National Immunization Day at Veerangana Avanti Bai Women s Hospital in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday administered polio doses to children.
According to a tweet by the UP CM Office, pulse polio drops will be administered to over 3.40 crore kids in UP below the age of five from today, for which 1.1 lakh booths have been set up in the state. 1.1 lakh booths have been set up in the state to provide polio drops to 3.40 crore children from 0-5 years of age. Not only this, 59,000 teams of Asha workers and Anganwadi workers will contribute to providing door-to-door polio drops available for children: UP CM@myogiadityanath (roughly translated from Hindi), tweeted the CM s office.
Bengaluru, Jan 31: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday launched a Pulse Polio Immunisation (PPI) programme, under which pulse polio drops will be administered to over 64 lakh kids below the age of 5 from January 31 to February 3.
President Kovind launches Pulse Polio Programme for 2021 ANI | Updated: Jan 30, 2021 23:25 IST
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): On the eve of the Polio National Immunization Day, PresidentRam Nath Kovind on Saturday launched the first round of the Pulse Polio Programme for 2021 by administering polio drops to children less than five years of age at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Minister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey were also present here.
Polio National Immunization Day will be observed on January 31, also popularly known as Polio Ravivar. Polio drops are administered to children in the age group of 0 to 5 years.
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