Pulse polio immunization campaign pulse polio is an immunization campaign established by the government of india to eliminate person and by vaccinating children under age of five years against polio virus. Pulse polio is an immunisation campaign established by the government of india to eliminate. India was declared a polio free country in 2014 as a result of the hard work done by the thousands of healthcare workers all around the country in conducting the routine and special vaccination programmes. Awareness about pulse polio immunization among the general. The first polio vaccine, known as inactivated poliovirus vaccine ipv or salk vaccine, was developed in the early 1950s by american physician jonas salk. The importance of the pulse polio immunisation programme. A previous study of data from 2000 to 2010 has detailed the npafp rate in a state correlated with the pulse polio rounds conducted there, and the strongest correlation with the npafp rate was found when the. You can clarify any doubts related to the vaccination programme by asking the volunteers. It is introduced as an additional dose along with the 3rd dose of dpt under the universal immunization programme uip. Pdf independent polio immunization campaign monitoring is carried out to. Before the introduction of national immunization days nids in 1995, an estimated 35000 children were paralyzed by polio in india each year. The programme aims to protect children from polio disease. Children in the age group of 05 years administered polio drops during national and subnational immunization rounds in high risk areas every. This is to make sure that your child has been vaccinated during the pulse polio immunization programme.
Pulse polio programme burning issue free pdf download. Therefore, vaccine carriers with ice packs are used in the pulse polio immunization. Correlation between nonpolio acute flaccid paralysis. India is free from polio but the disease still persists in some countries. For complete eradication of polio by 2000 ad, pulse polio immunization programme is implemented by govt. Assessment of coldchain maintenance in vaccine carriers. Pulse polio immunization programme was launched in 1995 in india. That year, the nonpolio acute flaccid paralysis npafp rate in india was.
Paralysis rates with pulse polio frequency in india rachana dhiman 1, sandeep c. Poliomyelitis v this series of modules on the immunological basis for immunization has grown out of the experience of persons working with the who expanded programme on immunization epi. The government of india launched the pulse polio immunization ppi. Ppi consists of vaccination of children at fixed booths on two national immunization days nid, separated by six weeks, during the winter season. Why you should support the pulse polio immunization. Vellore,tamil nadu was the first indian town to become 100% polio free. As part of nationwide intensified pulse polio campaign on 30042017, tamil nadu state has made all arrangements to conduct the campaign by specially establishing 43051 booths in all phcsgovernment hospitalsicds centres, noon meal centres, schools and other important places. Given below is the indicative cost of the major vaccines included in the national immunization schedule. Government of india launched ppi in 1995 to eradicate polio by the end of 2000. All the credit goes to these workers who tirelessly cycles and walks withstanding the rain and sun that made india a polio free country. Under this plan to achieve and sustain a poliofree world, they recommend that the use of opv must eventually be stopped worldwide, starting with opv containing.
This calendar displays historical and planned supplementary immunization activities for polio. Videoon march 27, 2014, the world health organization who is expected to certify india as a polio free country, marking more than three years since the last case of polio there. Gk, general studies, optional notes for upsc, ias, banking, civil services. The government of india launched the pulse polio immunization ppi programme in 1995 with the aim of eradicating poliomyelitis by the end of 2000. Pdf a process evaluation of pulse polio immunization. Latest current affairs in january, 2020 about pulse polio immunizationppi programme. The absence of any free health services other than polio vaccination and contraception lead to rumours that the drops caused infertility. A study of the knowledge and attitude towards pulse polio.
Pulse polio immunization is not compulsory dhs kerala. Behind the scenes of ppi, pulse polio immunization. Under this extensive drive, 2 drops of opv was given to all children. As per world health assembly resolution in 1988 for eradication of polio. An evaluation survey on pulse polio immunization ppi was conducted in union territory of chandigarh with a population of 88, 100 children under the age of five years. Four 4 rounds of intensified pulse polio immunization during the year 2018 and one 01 round in march 2019. Children in the age group of 05 years administered polio drops during national and subnational immunization rounds in high risk areas every year. India has been declared polio free along with countries of south east. Pulse polio immunization programme was launched in india in 1995. Objective of this article is to highlight some of the observations by a who external monitor posted in a district of tamilnadu. Pulse polio programme national health portal of india.
Pdf supplementary pulse polio immunization program. This study aimed to find out a popular medium of mass communication that played the most significant role in polio eradication. Latest and breaking news on pulse polio immunization drive. The research paper was based on the concept of health communication, which is an integral part of development. In the pursuance of the world health assembly resolution of 1988, the pulse polio immunization ppi programme was started nationwide from 1995 to eradicate polio in ind. The programme conducts two nationwide mass polio vaccination campaigns and two to three subnational.
With the global initiative of eradication of polio in 1988 following world health assembly resolution in 1988, pulse polio immunization programme was launched in india in 1995. A study was conducted in three intensive pulse polio immunization ippi centres in delhi on 24th september, 2000 to assess the awareness about poliomyelitis and the ippi programme. Prevention is very simple, by giving potent polio vaccine to the child in full doses at appropriate age the child can be protected against polio. The project fights polio through a largescale, pulse vaccination programme and monitoring for p. Supplementary immunization activity sia calendar gpei. Information was collected by interviewing the companions of 438 children in 18 polio centres, selected by stratified random sampling. To provide additional protection to children government has also introduced the injectable inactivated polio vaccine into its routine immunization program.
Pulse polio immunization ppi refers to the simultaneous administration of two doses of polio vaccines to all the children below five years of age irrespective of their vaccination status. Mass polio immunisation campaign was launched in the national capital territory of delhi with 2 doses of polio vaccine to be administered to children upto 3 years of age on october and december 4, 1994 respectively. Children in the age group of 05 years administered polio drops during national and subnational immunization rounds in. Awareness of pulse polio immunisation springerlink.
Oral polio vaccine is heat sensitive and requires maintenance of a stringent cold chain. Pulse polio immunization ppi programme india growth. Under the pulse polio programme, polio drops would be administered to children less than five years of age. Since then, 3 of the 6 who regions have been certified as free of wildstrain polio virus. Why you should support the pulse polio immunization programme. India was declared polio free country on 27 march 2014. An inactivated poliovirus vaccine ipv, the salk vaccine was. National immunization day was observed on 19 january. The national polio surveillance project launched in 1988 in collaboration with who had the sole objective of making india polio free. Participation of children in the agegroup of 4 and 5 years was found to be low. Pulse polio is an immunisation campaign established by the government of india to eliminate poliomyelitis polio in india by vaccinating all children under the age of five years against the polio virus. Crisp news summaries and articles on current events about pulse polio immunizationppi programme for ibps, banking, upsc, civil services. The programme aims to protect children from the polio disease by conducting two nationwide mass polio vaccination campaigns and two to three subnational campaigns each year.
Operational guide for pulse polio immunization in india table of contents chapter no. The regions, countries, vaccines, and sia lists are multiselectenabled. The last case of polio from india was reported in 2011. Despite this 733 cases were reported last year alone.
Statewise number of children immunised under national pulse polio immunization programme in india as on february, 2011 statewise funds released and expenditure reported under pulse polio immunization program in india 20042005 to 20092010 amount spent by centre on pulse polio immunization scheme in india 20022003 to 20072008. Explore pulse polio vaccination profile at times of india for. Immunization days nids in 1995, an estimated 35,000 children were paralysed. There is a need to understand the reason behind high number of.
Jonas salk inactivated,injectable vaccine systemic immunity no local immunity no protection tocommunity. Our data for this exercise are i the antibody measurements after oral polio vaccination opv obtained from the publication of w. Pulse polio immunization programme shyni dharipelly. Behind the scenes of ppi, pulse polio immunization programme part 1. Despite this, 733 children with polio were reported in 2009 alone. In order to sustain polio eradication drive from the country, government has launched pulse polio programme for 2019.
The project fights polio through a largescale, pulse vaccination programme and monitoring for poliomyelitis cases. Now that india has been polio free for over 6 years, we propose. In a reply as per right to information act, public information officer sri. Polio is a viral infection spread from person to person by oralnasal secretions and from ingestion of food. Latest and breaking news on pulse polio vaccination. The epi was established in 1974 with the objective of expanding immunization services beyond. Pulse polio programme the beginning of this years pulse polio programme was inaugurated from the rashtrapati bhavan itself. Vellore of tamil nadu became the first indian town to become 100% polio free through the pulse strategy, and the rest of india adopted the strategy in 1995.
Pdf is accidental oral polio vaccine overdose harmful. While some of these vaccines bcg, hepatitis b and polio will be given to your baby at birth, the rest are available with approved paediatricians. This study assessed whether the cold chain is maintained during national immunization day in beed district. Polio vaccines and routine polio immunization in the pre. Poliomyelitis has been a major cause of disability among children in india. The number of pulse polio immunization rounds in the state was also recorded for each year, as was done in our earlier. They will inform you about the second round of pulse polio immunization usually conducted one month after the first round. Intensified pulse polio immunization ippi on 30042017. Immunization days venue for conducting immunization session at the field village hamlet details specify remote area if any for using mmu name of the villagehamlet population.
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