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Asking the health ministry to be vigilant on recurrence of polio after its eradication, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said India must assist Pakistan and other countrires in their fight against this disease and in improving their health systems and infrastructure.
Addressing a Polio Free Conclave 2014 organised by the Rotary International, here, he said the unique challenge in India was the sheer number of people combined with the difficult terrain in many states.
He applauded the dedication of all concerned and the relentless efforts put in by the workers, doctors, activists and various stakeholders including parents of children in achieving this feat.
He presented mementos of appreciation and recognition to the former Health Minister Dr A Ramadoss and Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Health Minister for Health and Family Welfare.
"Health has been the priority of the Government of India for quite some time, he said. Unprecedented programme to eradicate the polio virus from the country was taken up by the central and state governments supported by several national and international agencies such as Rotary International, UNICEF, WHO, CDC and Melinda and Gates Foundation," he added.
Azad while addressing the gathering said "this was a momentous and historic achievement".
He credited this achievement to decision to introduce the new bivalent polio vaccine which was indigenously developed for the first time, aggressive immunization and micro block level planning covering the most endemic areas which had an electrifying effect, strong political will at the highest levels that ensured pumping in of required financial resources and deployment of huge manpower in this gigantic task, constant monitoring and maintaining supply chains, involving over a million Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) and Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) across the country. He said that a 2.3 million strong team of frontline polio workers, volunteers and 150,000 supervisors worked day and night for the success of the polio rounds.
India should help Pakistan to improve health infrastructure Pranab Lastupdate:- Sun, 30 Mar 2014 18:30:00 GMT GreaterKashmir.com
President Pranab Mukherjee: India should Assist Pakistan in their Fight against Polio
Addressing a Polio Free Conclave 2014 organised by the Rotary International, here, he said the unique challenge in India was the sheer number of people combined with the difficult terrain in many states.
He applauded the dedication of all concerned and the relentless efforts put in by the workers, doctors, activists and various stakeholders including parents of children in achieving this feat.
He presented mementos of appreciation and recognition to the former Health Minister Dr A Ramadoss and Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Health Minister for Health and Family Welfare.
"Health has been the priority of the Government of India for quite some time, he said. Unprecedented programme to eradicate the polio virus from the country was taken up by the central and state governments supported by several national and international agencies such as Rotary International, UNICEF, WHO, CDC and Melinda and Gates Foundation," he added.
Azad while addressing the gathering said "this was a momentous and historic achievement".
He credited this achievement to decision to introduce the new bivalent polio vaccine which was indigenously developed for the first time, aggressive immunization and micro block level planning covering the most endemic areas which had an electrifying effect, strong political will at the highest levels that ensured pumping in of required financial resources and deployment of huge manpower in this gigantic task, constant monitoring and maintaining supply chains, involving over a million Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) and Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) across the country. He said that a 2.3 million strong team of frontline polio workers, volunteers and 150,000 supervisors worked day and night for the success of the polio rounds.
India should help Pakistan to improve health infrastructure Pranab Lastupdate:- Sun, 30 Mar 2014 18:30:00 GMT GreaterKashmir.com
President Pranab Mukherjee: India should Assist Pakistan in their Fight against Polio
