Pulse Polio

Polio is an incurable disease being one of the deadliest in the world. In India, at least one out of ten persons is affected with the Polio virus. The known prevention for the same is Oral Polio Vaccine which is to be given to the children between the age group of 0-5 years. Pulse Polio was an immunization campaign established by the government of India in 1995-96 to eradicate poliomyelitis (polio) in India by vaccinating annually all children under age five against poliovirus.This project deals with the ways to fight poliomyelitis through a large scale immunization programme, co-operating with a various international institutions, state governments and NGOs. Pulse Polio Initiavtive (PPI) aims at covering each an every individual in the country. It aspires to reach even the remote children through improved social mobilization, plan mop-up operations in areas where poliovirus has almost disappeared.

Key Objectives

• Not a single child should miss the immunization and leave no chance of polio occurrence.
• Cases of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) to be reported in time and stool specimens of them to be collected within 14 days. Outbreak Response Immunization (ORI)to be conducted as early as possible.
• India to be polio -free by 2005.

See also

• Healthcare in India
• Vaccination
• India vaccinates nearly 80 million children
• Pulse Polio
• Indian Governance