Special Drive: 337042 children given Pulse Polio in Tripura
Agartala, Mar 03: As many as 3,37,042 children up to 5 years were administered pulse polio during a special drive carried out by Tripura Government from February 27 to March 1 last.
According to an official report, the drive covered all eight districts with an average success rate of 101.87 percent.
In West Tripura district highest 66607 children were administered pulse polio followed by 29948 in Khowai, 26986 in Unakoti, 36979 in Gomati, 45237 in North Tripura, 35969 in South Tripura, 47660 in Dhalai and 47656 in Sepahijala district, the report said.
The pulse polio immunization programme was carried out in 3621 booths of the state on the Day 1. The health and ASHA workers then visited door to door and administered pulse polio to the left-out children on February 28 and March 1 next.
On Day 1, total 214993 children were immunized while the figures for Day 2 and Day 3 are 87311 and 34738. Of the total 337042 children, 213579 were administered Pulse Polio in booths.
The Integrated Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) Programme was a part of “Swasth Tripura, Shresth Tripura” campaign formally launched by Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb at Muktadhara auditorium in Agartala on February 24 last.