Our Correspondent
Kohima, Jan. 31 (EMN): Nagaland began the three-day Intensive Pulse Polio Immunisation (IPPI) drive from early Sunday morning.
Officially kicking off National Immunisation Day at Naga Hospital Authority Kohima (NHAK) in Kohima, Dr. Vizolie Z Suokhrie, the outgoing principal director of Health and Family Welfare department, said that the Indian public health system is one which is “robust.”
He also claimed that the way the country has taken care of the novel coronavirus significantly was “known to all”.
“The Indian public health system is really great and a robust system we have,” he said.
Suokhrie informed that with the development of polio vaccine, India was declared polio-free country since 2011 and by 2014, the country achieved the polio-free status with the certification from the World Health Organisation (WHO).
On the last day of his term, Suokhrie also expressed happiness on seeing parents with their children gathered to receive the polio drops.
With the pulse polio immunisation being conducted across the state with 2206 booths targeting over 1,50, 00 children aged 0-5 years, he hoped that the young ones will be administered the “best vaccine” to overcome the dreaded disease.
“Together let us fight against polio by giving a gift of a free polio world to our children so that we can overcome the disease”, the director said.
The event was attended by Dr. Kevichusa Medikhru, the incoming principal director of Health and Family Welfare, DC Kohima, Gregory Thejawelie, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Vezokholu and others.
The vaccination team informed that Vikhiesier Sachü, a three- year-old child was the first amongst the 23 children who arrived at NHAK in the morning to be vaccinated for polio in the first section.
The day’s IPPI campaign will be followed by house-to-house visitation on February 1 and 2.