Bengaluru all set for  national pulse polio immunisation programme

Bengaluru: Namma Bengaluru is all set for the National Pulse Polio Programme to be held from February 27 and March 3.

Speaking with this regard Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta informed that the estimated target population of children in the city aged below 5 years for the immunisation programme is 10.80 lakh.

BBMP has set up 3,404 booths at primary health centres, anganwadis, markets, hospitals, schools and other places that see high footfall, besides deploying 345 mobile teams. In order to immunise children of slum dwellers and migrant workers, special teams have been deployed, reported Deccan Herald

A total of 15,000 persons have been mobilised for the immunisation programme, with support from medical and nursing colleges, Rotary and Lions Clubs, Akshaya Patra, Adhamya Chetana and several other non-governmental organisations.

To locate the nearest pulse polio booth, citizens may call 1533.