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Pulse Polio Immunization Program - to collaborate in preventing locomotor disability.

You are aware that 5 to 10% population of the country is suffering from one or the other types of disabilities. Out of them, loco motor disabiltiy is commonest. Polio is still the commonest contributor amongst locomotor disabled. With the recent effort to eradicate Polio through launched Pulse Polio Program, a high hope has been generated amongst all of us to get Polio free India in new millenium. Polio infection occurs in the early childhood and the disability resulted thereof lasts for whole life. It results socio-economic impacts on individual and the society as well.

The first Pulse Polio Immunisation (PPI) program started which has ben going on, in the country since 1995. The success of PPI in trems of coverage, reach, quality & cooperation between the Govt., NGOs, private sectors and the community has been found integrating. However, according to the opinion of Health Ministry, Polio virus is still active albeit in small measure in every state and substantially in the states of Rajasthan, M.P., U.P., Bihar, Assam, W.B., Orissa & Gujarat.

In view to eradicate the Polio, PPI program was reviewed at high level and it has been decided that to step up the PPI program considerably during 1999-2000, for reaching the goal to zero incidence of Polio, four Pulse Polio days in the month of October, November, December 1999 and January 2000 in the above 8 states needs to be undertaken.

The main objective of program is that not a single child should miss the immunisation and leaves any chance to Polio occurrence.

One of the measures, suggested and where we can play an important role for making PPI program successful, is in locating children including the disabled, who had not been immunized in earlier programs, through house to house search. As the Ministry of SJ&E has also been requested to make the proposed PPI program successful, we request you to collaborate/coordinate in whatever/wherever possible manner with the PPI program in your region. You may contact the nearest Health unit/office through district administration in this regard to extend your support.

Being an active organisation, you may generate social mobilization to ensure full coverage of all children including the disabled one, residing in your area of operation.

We would, therefore, request you to extend your all cooperation to make the program a real success by getting all children (aged below 5 years) immunized on the Pulse Polio Days in your area.

Your this endeavor will be a real investment in eradication of Polio a commonest dreaded locomotor disability.

 

 

 

 

 

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