IMPHAL, Feb 19: As in other parts of the country, polio was administered at various parts of the state today.<\/p>\n
The central security forces also provided assistance to various civil departments in administering pulse polio in the state today.<\/p>\n
According to a PIB release 5\/9 Gorkha Rifles under the aegis of Red Shied Division assisted the state health department to carry out pulse polio immunisation in Gothal, Kwakta and Saiton villages.<\/p>\n
Further according to the statement approximately 250 children were given the polio drops.<\/p>\n
In Ningthoukhong area 6\/8 Gorkha Rifles under the aegis of Red Shield Division and local PHC, jointly organised a Pulse Polio<\/p>\n
camp where around 145 children from were administered with polio drops.<\/p>\n
The statement has stated that this is the first such jointly organised camp by Army and civil authorities in the area.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in Maram 5 Assam Rifles also organised the Pulse polio immunisation drive, the statement added.<\/p>\n
The pulse polio program was organised by SMO 5 AR deputy comdt T NK Ching who was assisted by Nb\/Sub P K Choudhary of the Battalion alongwith a team of nursing assistants.<\/p>\n
The statement has also added that the vaccination drive had commenced from 6:30 am and continued till 3pm in the evening during which a total of 449 children were administered with the polio drops.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the commandant 69 BN CRPF in a press statement has informed that his battalion had also organized a pulse polio immunization programme at Mantripukhri during which hundreds of children below 5 years of age were administered polio drops.<\/p>\n\n
Read more \/ Original news source: http:\/\/kanglaonline.com\/2012\/02\/pulse-polio-immunization-camps\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"