Class presentation on polio eradication pulse polio program Submitted To :- Miss. Poonam kumari ( Lect of community health nursing) Submitted By :- Priyansha Roll no. :- 16
INTRODUCTION Poliomyelitis commonly shorted to polio is an infectious disease caused by polio virus in about 0.5% of cases it move from the gut to affect the central nervous system and there is muscle weakness resulting in flaccid paralysis.
POLIO ERADICATION PULSE POLIO PROGRAMME With the Global initiative of eradication of Polio in 1988 following World Health assembly resolution in 1988 pulse polio immunization program was launched in India in 1995. Children in the age group of 025 years administer Polio drops during National and sub National immunization rounds ( in high risk area every year) . About 172 million childrens are immunized during the each National immunization Day (NID)
OBJECTIVES Achieve hundred percent coverage under oral polio vaccine program. To immunize children through improved social mobilization ,plan moP-up operation in areas where polio virus has almost disappeared and maintain high level of moral among the public. To interrupt the transmission of the wild polio virus as soon as possible. To contribute to health system development and strengthen routine immunization and surveillance for communicable diseases.
PROGRESS South east asia region of who including India has been certified polio free by “The regional certification Commission”(RCC) on 27 th March 2014. India reported its last polio case from district Howrah, West Bengal. WHO on 24 th February 2012 remove India from the list of “endemic countries with active polio virus transmission”.
There are 24 lakh vaccinator and 1.5 Lakh supervisor involved in the successful implementation of pulse polio program. The total number of cases and number of affected district during pass 7 years as below.
STRATEGIES For POLIORADICATION IN INDIA Pulse polio immunization day every Year Sustain high levels of routine immunization coverage Monitor OPV coverage at district level and below Improve AFP surveillance Follow up cases of AFP Outbreak control Mopping Up
STEPS TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT TO MAINTAIN POLIO FREE STATUS IN INDIA Maintaining community immunity through high quality National and sub National polio round each year. An extremely high level of vigilance through surveillance across the country for any impotation or circulation of polio virus and VDPV is being maintained.
3. Environmental surveillance sewage sampling have been established to detect transmission and as a surrogate indicator of the progress as well for any programmatic interventions strategically in Mumbai, Delhi , Patna, Kolkata and Gujarat. 4. All state and union territories in the country have developed a rapid response team (RRT)to respond to any polio outbreak in the country. 5. An emergency preparedness and response plan(EPRP) has also been developed by all state indicating steps to be undertaken in case of detection of a polio case.
6. To reduce risk of impotation from neighbouring countries, International border vaccination is being provided through continuous vaccination team to all eligible children around the clock. These are provided through special booths setup at International border that India share with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan Nepal and Manyavar. 7.8 million childrens have been vaccinated with OPV as on 31 st August 2015.
7. Government of India has issued guidelines effective sense March 2014 for mandatory requirement of polio vaccination to all International Travellers for travel to India and other affected countries namely Afghanistan. Nigeria Pakistan and Cameroon. 8. National technical advisory group on immunization (NTAGI) Has recommended injectable polio vaccine introduction as an additional dose along with third those of DPT in the entire country in the last quarter of 2015 as a part of polio Endgame strategy.
INDIA TO INTRODUCE INJECTABLE INACTIVATED POLIOVIRUS VACCINE (IPV) In May 2012, The World Health assembly endorse the polioradication and endgame strategic plan 2013-2018 ,calling on countrys to strengthen to strength routine immunization programmes and introduce at least one dose of injectable in activated polio vaccine IPV in all countries using oral polio vaccine OPV.
India joins 125 other countries to introduce in activated polio virus vaccine into routine immunization as a part of polio eradication and endgame strategic plan in 2015. IPV would be given a long with third those of oral polio vaccine at 14 weeks of age for children under 1 year of age.