INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Y.S
Jagan Mohan Reddy introduced pulse polio campaign by administering polio drops on kids in his camp office at Tadepalli on Sunday
Deputy Chief Minister Alla Krishna Srinivas, Health Principal Secretary Anil Kumar Singhal, Health Commissioner Katamaneni Bhaskar and other
authorities were present on the occasion.In a separate programme, Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan released Pulse Polio Immunization
Speaking on the occasion, he stated that the project was introduced to get rid of poliomyelitis (polio) in the nation by vaccinating all
children under the age of five
He said around 52.72 lakh children of less than five years age are to be administered polio drops in the State
He said the success of the program was that not a single case of polio has been reported in the country since 2011
Mukesh Kumar Meena, Secretary to Governor, A Md Imtiaz, Collector, Krishna, Dr Devi, State Immunization Officer and other officials were
present on the celebration
