As many as 3.53 lakh children up to five years of age will be administered polio drops during the first phase of an immunisation drive on 19 to 21 January in Bokaro district, informed Dr Ashok Kumar Pathak Civil Surgeon Bokaro.
The Civil Surgeon said, a micro plan to administer polio drops has been ready, at least 3,53,982 children would be given polio drops. “As many as 1416 vaccination booths have been set up and over four thousand vaccinators have been posted along with observers in groups (team) to administer polio drops,” he added.
We have targeted about 42000 kids in Bermo, 42000 in Chandankiyari, 118000 at Chas, 40000 Gomia, 18000 in Jaridih, 15000 Kasmar, 29000 Nawadih, 23000 Paterwar and 23000 kids at Bokaro Steel City to administer polio drops, said a health official.
Parents should come with their children to the nearby vaccination booths and get the drops administered on 19 January. The District Health Department will be doing mop-up exercises (go door to door) on 20 and 21 January and administer polio drops to children who have missed out on 28 January, said Dr Pathak.
“The mop-up exercises will be conducted in both urban as well as rural areas,” he added.
Few transit booths will be also available at railway stations and bus stations to administer polio drops, he said.
Aiming to make the drive success Civil Surgeon today convened a meeting of the district level Task Force. Besides others DRCHO Dr. Kannata Kirki, Medical Officer Dr. Celina Tudu, Dr. Amol Shinde SMO (WHO), Medical Officer-in-charge of all blocks, District Panchayatiraj Officer, District Public Relations Office Personnel and all child development project officials were present at the meeting.