2nd phase of Pulse Polio immunisation drive held

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, May 1, 2017 : A total of 1,40,936  children below the age of five years were administered Pulse Polio drops in the district during the second round of Pulse Polio immunisation programme  under the National Pulse Polio   scheme on April 30, Sunday thereby recording a percentage of 85.43.

It was targeted to administer Polio drops to 1,64,965  kids  in Dakshina Kannada district.  In Bantwal taluk  91.95 % kids in the age group of below five were administered the Polio drops while Belthangady,  Puttur, Sullia, Mangaluru Rural and Mangaluru Urban too recorded a good percentage of 91.31, 88.97, 87.49,  87.58 and 71.01 respectively.