• Polio vaccine will be administered to 9.283 million children up to 5 years
  • Mission Director instructed all concerned departments to complete preparations on time with coordination

Jaipur, 23 October – Under the national immunisation programme, a State Task Force meeting was held on Friday at the Health Building, chaired by Mission Director NHM Dr. Jogaram. The meeting reviewed preparations for the sub‑national Pulse Polio campaign scheduled for 22 November in the state’s selected 32 districts. The Mission Director directed all concerned departments to complete necessary preparations promptly through mutual coordination for the campaign’s success.

Dr. Jogaram said preparations should begin now with coordination at every level to ensure the campaign’s success. He noted that the goal is to vaccinate 9.283 million children up to five years of age in the 32 selected districts. He instructed timely training of personnel to be deployed, and the convening of committee meetings in districts for necessary preparations and management.

The campaign will be conducted in Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dhaulpur, Dungarpur, Shri Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Kota, Kotputli‑Bharu, Nagaur, Pali, Rajsamand, Sawai Madhopur, Salumber, Sikar, Sirohi, Tonk and Udaipur.

HPV vaccination progress review—

In the meeting, the Mission Director also reviewed progress of the HPV vaccination programme. He instructed special efforts in districts where progress is below 75 percent, to organise information sessions in schools and colleges to motivate targeted beneficiaries. He directed coordination with local officials of the Panchayati Raj and Education departments to ensure outreach to the target groups and to maximise vaccination benefits.

Present at the meeting were Director RCH Dr. Madhu Rateshwar, Project Director Vaccination Dr. Raghuraj Singh and other officials. Representatives of the Women and Child Development Department, Information and Public Relations Department, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, WHO, UNICEF and other development partners also participated.

Otaram/Abhishek