Question

write a short note on pulse polio programme

Answer 1

Pulse Polio is an immunisationcampaign established by the government of india to eliminate polio in india by vaccinating all children under the age of five years against the polio virus. The project fights poliomyelitis through a large-scale,pulse vaccinastion programme and monitoring for polio cases. Vellore (Tamil Nadu) was the first India's town to become polio-free through the pulse strategy, and rest of India adopted the strategy in 1995.