Governor E S L Narasimhan and his wife Smt Vimala Narasimhan administered polio drops to children at Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan here on Sunday.
The Governor has appealed to all the people to make use of this great opportunity. He said that no Polio case was reported in Andhra Pradesh since 2009, and no polio cases have been reported for 16 years in Hyderabad district. Our aim should be to eradicate polio from our country, he added.
Medical and Health Department Secretary Punam Malakondaiah has informed that 3,200 Polio booths have been set up covering all slums and also high risk areas besides 85 mobile teams are arranged to administer polio drops to all the children at transit points. Those who miss today will be covered by house to house visits by medical staff on the following three days, she added.
Several senior officials from Hyderabad Collectorate and Medical and Health Department were present on the occasion. (INN)