Garhshankar:- In accordance with the guidelines of the Health Department Punjab, the Intensified Pulse Polio campaign is underway in District Hoshiarpur from June 28 to 30. Showing an excellent performance on the first day, out of the target of 1,40,768 children, 89,840 children under the age of five were administered polio drops, which is 63.82 percent of the total target.
During the campaign, Civil Surgeon Dr. Mandeep Kamal inspected various polio booths and vaccination activities in the Garhshankar area. Interacting with the health workers stationed at the booths, he directed that no eligible child should be left without the polio dose and timely reach to every child must be ensured. Appreciating the work of the teams, he motivated them to make the campaign successful with full dedication.
Dr. Mandeep Kamal stated that the children who missed out on polio drops on the first day due to any reason will be covered through door-to-door visits on June 29 and 30. He said that the booth, mobile, and transit teams of the Health Department will remain active throughout the campaign so that every eligible child can be administered the polio-preventive drops.
He appealed to all parents that if any of their children under the age of five is still deprived of the polio dose, they should cooperate with the health teams over the next two days and compulsorily get their child administered the polio drops. He added that public cooperation is essential for creating a polio-free society.