Fifth Pulse Polio programme launched

NEW DELHI, OCT 23: President K R Narayanan and first lady Usha Narayanan today administered oral polio drops to five children to formally launch the fifth annual Pulse Polio immunisation PPI programme.

Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare N Tshanmugam, Delhi8217;s Health Minister A K Walia, and representatives of Japan, Germany, United Kingdom as well as international donor agencies, including the World Health Organisation, the World Bank, UNICEF, the United Nations Population Fund and the Rotary International were present on the occasion.

The first National immunisation round will be held tomorrow, when over 13 crore children under five years are expected to be immunised across the country.