Polio is a viral infection spread from person to person by oralnasal secretions and from ingestion of food. Behind the scenes of ppi, pulse polio immunization programme part 1. 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. 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. 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. Latest and breaking news on pulse polio vaccination. Under this extensive drive, 2 drops of opv was given to all children. Pulse polio is an immunisation campaign which was established by the. Correlation between nonpolio acute flaccid paralysis. Why you should support the pulse polio immunization programme.
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. This is to make sure that your child has been vaccinated during the pulse polio immunization programme. Gk, general studies, optional notes for upsc, ias, banking, civil services. Latest current affairs in january, 2020 about pulse polio immunizationppi programme. Therefore, vaccine carriers with ice packs are used in the pulse polio immunization. Poliomyelitis has been a major cause of disability among children in india. As per world health assembly resolution in 1988 for eradication of polio. Now that india has been polio free for over 6 years, we propose. India is free from polio but the disease still persists in some countries.
Pdf a process evaluation of pulse polio immunization. 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. Children in the age group of 05 years administered polio drops during national and subnational immunization rounds in. India was declared polio free country on 27 march 2014. 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. India has been declared polio free along with countries of south east. The research paper was based on the concept of health communication, which is an integral part of development. Pulse polio immunization ppi programme india growth. It is introduced as an additional dose along with the 3rd dose of dpt under the universal immunization programme uip.
For complete eradication of polio by 2000 ad, pulse polio immunization programme is implemented by govt. An inactivated poliovirus vaccine ipv, the salk vaccine was. 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. Four 4 rounds of intensified pulse polio immunization during the year 2018 and one 01 round in march 2019.
The first polio vaccine, known as inactivated poliovirus vaccine ipv or salk vaccine, was developed in the early 1950s by american physician jonas salk. Why you should support the pulse polio immunization. Government of india launched ppi in 1995 to eradicate polio by the end of 2000. The project fights polio through a largescale, pulse vaccination programme and monitoring for poliomyelitis cases. 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. A study of the knowledge and attitude towards pulse polio. Pulse polio immunization programme was launched in india in 1995. Under the pulse polio programme, polio drops would be administered to children less than five years of age. Ppi consists of vaccination of children at fixed booths on two national immunization days nid, separated by six weeks, during the winter season. Pulse polio is an immunisation campaign established by the government of india to eliminate. This study aimed to find out a popular medium of mass communication that played the most significant role in polio eradication.
Pulse polio programme the beginning of this years pulse polio programme was inaugurated from the rashtrapati bhavan itself. Supplementary immunization activity sia calendar gpei. 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. 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. 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. Despite this, 733 children with polio were reported in 2009 alone. The number of pulse polio immunization rounds in the state was also recorded for each year, as was done in our earlier. To provide additional protection to children government has also introduced the injectable inactivated polio vaccine into its routine immunization program. Pulse polio programme burning issue free pdf download.
Polio vaccines and routine polio immunization in the pre. There is a need to understand the reason behind high number of. The project fights polio through a largescale, pulse vaccination programme and monitoring for p. The programme conducts two nationwide mass polio vaccination campaigns and two to three subnational. 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. The programme aims to protect children from polio disease. The epi was established in 1974 with the objective of expanding immunization services beyond. Immunization days nids in 1995, an estimated 35,000 children were paralysed. Paralysis rates with pulse polio frequency in india rachana dhiman 1, sandeep c. Behind the scenes of ppi, pulse polio immunization. Awareness about pulse polio immunization among the general. The last case of polio from india was reported in 2011. All the credit goes to these workers who tirelessly cycles and walks withstanding the rain and sun that made india a polio free country. Pulse polio immunization programme shyni dharipelly.
They will inform you about the second round of pulse polio immunization usually conducted one month after the first round. Participation of children in the agegroup of 4 and 5 years was found to be low. Pulse polio immunization is not compulsory dhs kerala. Information was collected by interviewing the companions of 438 children in 18 polio centres, selected by stratified random sampling. Pulse polio immunisation programme copy authorstream. Given below is the indicative cost of the major vaccines included in the national immunization schedule. Pdf supplementary pulse polio immunization program. Children in the age group of 05 years administered polio drops during national and subnational immunization rounds in high risk areas every year. In order to sustain polio eradication drive from the country, government has launched pulse polio programme for 2019. The government of india launched the pulse polio immunization ppi. The government of india launched the pulse polio immunization ppi programme in 1995 with the aim of eradicating poliomyelitis by the end of 2000. Our data for this exercise are i the antibody measurements after oral polio vaccination opv obtained from the publication of w. 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. 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.
Dates may change according to country operational planning needs. Since then, 3 of the 6 who regions have been certified as free of wildstrain polio virus. Intensified pulse polio immunization ippi on 30042017. Operational guide for pulse polio immunization in india table of contents chapter no. Latest and breaking news on pulse polio immunization drive. You can clarify any doubts related to the vaccination programme by asking the volunteers.
Explore pulse polio vaccination profile at times of india for. The regions, countries, vaccines, and sia lists are multiselectenabled. Pdf is accidental oral polio vaccine overdose harmful. Oral polio vaccine is heat sensitive and requires maintenance of a stringent cold chain. This calendar displays historical and planned supplementary immunization activities for polio. The term pulse describes the simultaneous, mass administration of oral polio vaccine opv on a single day to all children aged below 5 years. Crisp news summaries and articles on current events about pulse polio immunizationppi programme for ibps, banking, upsc, civil services. 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. 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. Awareness of pulse polio immunisation springerlink. Pdf independent polio immunization campaign monitoring is carried out to. Pulse polio programme national health portal of india.
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. Despite this 733 cases were reported last year alone. Assessment of coldchain maintenance in vaccine carriers. National immunization day was observed on 19 january. 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. That year, the nonpolio acute flaccid paralysis npafp rate in india was. The national polio surveillance project launched in 1988 in collaboration with who had the sole objective of making india polio free. In a reply as per right to information act, public information officer sri. Objective of this article is to highlight some of the observations by a who external monitor posted in a district of tamilnadu.
The absence of any free health services other than polio vaccination and contraception lead to rumours that the drops caused infertility. Pulse polio immunization programme was launched in 1995 in india. Vellore,tamil nadu was the first indian town to become 100% polio free. Explore pulse polio immunization drive profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news. The importance of the pulse polio immunisation programme. Polio vaccine, preparation of poliovirus given to prevent polio, an infectious disease of the nervous system. Pulse polio programme for 2019 free current affairs pdf. 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. In india, the pulse polio immunization programme was launched in 1995. Jonas salk inactivated,injectable vaccine systemic immunity no local immunity no protection tocommunity. Before the introduction of national immunization days nids in 1995, an estimated 35000 children were paralyzed by polio in india each year. 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.
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