Mangalore: In a Press meet held at the office of  District Health and Family Welfare officer, Dr.O.R.Srirangappa, at which District Child Health officer Dr.M.Rukmini was also present today, it was announced that a fresh Pulse Polio programme for babies under 5 years in DK Dt. will be arranged as on Feb.27 (Sunday next), to eliminate Polio disease among small children. Every child has to be brought to the centre by mothers concerned to give Polio vaccine drops, Dr.Srirangappa stated today.
Construction workers coming to our city from Bihar and UP, often carry this disease while immigrating here. .One has to be watchful about such deadly incidences, the DK Health officer urged.
There are 9 centres all over DK and its 5 talukas, with babies (0-5 age) about 1.71 lakhs, and 921 vaccine sub centres, beside 20 transit points. Sufficient medical staff is maintained , he added.