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Imphal, Feb 19: Pulse polio immunization programme was held today.
5/9 Gorkha Rifles under the aegis of Red Shied Division provided assistance to civil helath department to carry out pulse polio immunisation in Gothal, Kwakta and saiton villages. Approx 250 children were givens the polio drops and the Regimental Medical Officer of 5/9 Gorkha Rifles made people understand the importance of this polio immunisation. In Ningthoukhong 6/8 Gorkha Rifles under the aegis of Red Shield Division and PHC, jointly organised a Pulse Polio Camp at Ningthoukhong on 19 February 2012. 145 children from all walks of life benefited from the camp. It was the first such jointly organised camp by Army and civil authorities in this area. In Maram 5 Assam Rifles organised the Pulse polio immunisation drive. The pulse polio program was organised by SMO 5 AR Deputy Comdt T NK Ching assisted by Nb/Sub P K Choudhary of the Battalion alongwith a team of Nursing assistants of the Battalion deployed at all COB’s who established OPV contact teams for remote areas at all COB locations which aided in the establishment of 11 Oral Polio Vaccination Booths.
The vaccination drive commenced from 0630hr till 1500 hr and provided Vaccination to a total of 449 children.
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