Govt committed to make Delhi polio-free: Dikshit

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New Delhi, Mar 10 (UNI) Reaffirming her Government's commitment to make Delhi polio-free, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today launched another round of Pulse Polio Campaign in the capital by administering vaccine drops to a number of children.

The Programme will open for the general pubilc tomorrow.

Expressed the hope that the capital would be a Polio-free state, Ms Dikshit said, ''The only threat which Delhi is facing in this regard is from certain neighbouring states which contribute substantially to the huge migration of people into the National Capital.'' ''In addition to this, the floating population which is coming to Delhi everyday in connection with their employment and other obligations can also be responsible for cases of Polio in Delhi,'' the Chief Minister observed.

Pointing out that the success of the pulse polio programme was necessary for building a ''strong nation'', she said the children are our future and they should be healthy.

''Our state has shown better results in this field. Being pioneer in the Pulse Polio Programme, Delhi is regarded a role model and it would continue to strive hard to completely eliminate Polio,'' she added.

About 75,00 Polio booths would be established tomorrow to administer Polio vaccine to children below five years.

Around 30,000 workers and employees of the Health Department would be deployed to ensure maximum reach from 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs.

Stalls would be stationed at Railway Stations, ISBTs, Public places, including Appu Ghar, major temples, Metro Stations, Millennium Park, Zoo and Mc Donalds outlets.

Apart from this, a door-to-door weeklong survey would also be conducted under search and immunization Pulse Polio Campaign.

Around 17,000 workers in 86,00 teams would visit different colonies, including Slum and JJ Clusters, to search for left out cases and administer Polio Drops to those children.

UNI

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