Pulse Polio Programme/Immunisation
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Story of Pulse polio immunization -
This vaccine viruses is excreted in the vaccinated children, therefore the live vaccine virus can also be transmitted to close contacts who have not been immunised. The simultaneous administration of vaccine to all children in a reason on the same day (Pulse immunization) has been found to be useful to interrupt the transmission of wild poliovirus by displacing it from intestine where the wild poliovirus multiply. This is the basis of Pulse Polio Immunization Programme.
The World Health Organisation on 13th may 1988 has passed a resolution committing the view to global eradication of poliomyelitis by the Year 2000. Poor progress in immunization in many countries has been a setback to this objective. since the launch of global polio eradication programme in 1988 polio cases have declined from 3,50,000 Children paralyzed or killed annually in 125 countries in 1988 to 620 cases reported in 16 countries in 2011.
India launched the Pulse Polio immunization programme in 1995. under this programme all children under 5 years are given oral Polio drops irrespective of their polio vaccination status. In 2006 India together with Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan was one of the four polio-endemic countries (where wild poliovirus prosperous and infects) left in the world. In 2009 India had 741 polio cases which were more than any other country in the world there were 1604 polio cases reportedly globally during this year. However in 2010 India reported 42 cases which was the lowest level since 66 cases reported in 2005. In 2011 India had only one case of polio on January 13, 2011 in a 2 year old girl in Howrah district of West Bengal. On January 13,2012 India achieved a major milestone by having no polio case for one year. Due to no polio case for one year India's name was taken off the list of the worlds four polio endemic countries by WHO. However there should be no case of polio infection over three consequative years for India to be declared as polio eradicated country. In 2014 India has been declared as polio eradicated country. WHO regions as a whole are certified as polio free and not single country. Thus with no polio case from India for last 3 years, WHO south east asia region has been certified as polio free, now all countries in this region are polio free.
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When was pulse polio Programme started?
Which vaccine is administered in pulse polio Programme?
What is the aim of pulse polio Programme?
When did Polio start in India?
