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J-K: Polio vaccination drive begins in Doda district
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 1 (ANI): The polio vaccination drive began in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Sunday as part of the National Polio Immunisation Programme in which children in the age group of 0-5 years will be administered polio drops following COVID-19 protoc
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Polio immunisation drive launched in Andhra's Krishna
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 31 (ANI): Krishna district collector AMD Imtiaz has launched the pulse polio immunisation programme on Sunday at a Primary Health Centre in Giripuram area. He launched the drive by administering pulse polio drop to a child at the health centre.
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Pulse Polio Immunisation campaign launched in K'taka, to cover 6.4
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 31 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday launched a Pulse Polio Immunisation (PPI) programme, under which pulse polio drops will be administered to over 6 lakh kids below the age of 5 from January 31 to February 3.
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches Pulse Polio Programme in Bhopal
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Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 31 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday launched the Pulse Polio Programme at his residence in Bhopal.
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President Kovind launches Pulse Polio Programme for 2021
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): On the eve of the Polio National Immunization Day, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday launched the first round of the Pulse Polio Programme for 2021 by administering polio drops to children less than five years of age at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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National Polio Immunisation Day rescheduled to Jan 31
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has rescheduled the 'National Polio Immunisation Day' to January 31 in view of the COVID-19 vaccination drive scheduled to take place on Saturday.
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Annual nationwide pulse polio drive postponed
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): India has postponed its pulse polio immunisation drive, scheduled for January 17 as part of the National Polio Eradication Programme, due to unforeseen activities, the Union Health Ministry informed on Wednesday.
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Polio immunisation drive in Kerala postponed
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 10 (ANI): The pulse polio immunisation drive in Kerala, which was scheduled on January 17 as part of the National Polio Eradication Program, has been postponed, State Health Minister KK Shailaja informed on Sunday.
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COVID-19: Haryana initiates first phase of pulse polio campaign in
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Chandigarh [India], September 22 (ANI): The Haryana government on Monday initiated the first phase of sub-national vaccination Pulse Polio Campaign 2020-21 in the high-risk areas amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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More than 19 lakh children administered polio vaccine in J&K
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Srinagar [Jammu and Kashmir], Jan 23 (ANI): Directorate of Family Welfare, MCH and Immunization on Wednesday said that the recent Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme has succeeded in achieving 100 per cent coverage of target population in Jammu and Kashmir as 19,85,021 children in the age bra
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Spend 10 minutes daily on social media to impart medical knowledge
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): In an effort to make people aware about medical fake news, Indian Medical Association (IMA) in Kerala has urged doctors to spend at least 10 minutes daily on social media to impart authentic medical information.
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Pulse Polio campaign organised in J-K's Doda
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 20: As many as 76,000 children below the age of five years were administered oral polio drops across the district to safeguard them from the crippling disease, during a two-day campaign which started here on Sunday.
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