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write a short note on polio programme

Rahul Kasani · Accepted Answer

Pulse Polio is an immunisation
campaign established by the government
of India in 1995-96 to eradicate
poliomyelitis
(polio) in India
by vaccinating
all children under the age of five years
againstpolio
virus This project deals with the ways to
fight poliomyelitis through a large scale immunisation programme,
co-operating with various international institutions, state
governments and Non Governmental Organisations
In India, vaccination against Polio started in 1978 with
Expanded Program in Immunisation (EPI) By 1984, it was successful
in covering around 40% of all infants, giving 3 doses of OPV to
each In 1985, the Universal Immunisation Program (UIP) was launched
to cover all the districts of the country UIP became a part of
child safe and survical motherland program (CSSM) in 1992 and
Reproductive and Child Health Program (RCH) in 1997 This program
led to a significant increase in coverage, up to 95% The number of
reported cases of polio also declined from 28,757 during 1987 to
3,265 in 1995
In 1995, following the Polio Eradication Initiative of
World Health Organization (1988), India launched Pulse Polio
Immunisation Program along with Universal Immunisation Program
which aimed at 100% coverage