Peren, April 8 (MExN): The Peren District Task Force meeting on immunization was held on April 6 at Project Director’s Chamber, DC Office, Headquarter. The programme was chaired by SDO Civil, Robin. Officials of various Departments from Chief Medical Office, School Education, Social Welfare, District Public Relations Office, Rural Development and Administration attended the meeting.
Chairing the programme, SDO welcomed all the members present and expressed his sincere appreciation. Addressing the gathering, Dr. Ngangshimeren, Chief Medical Officer welcome and expressed his appreciation to all the members for attending the meeting and gave a brief note on National Deworming Day and highlighted about certain lapses that were observed and requested the concern department to coordinate and look forward for better results in the next phase.
Dr. Khrielasanuo, DPO, RCH /UIP briefed out on the duties and functioning and importance of District Task Force Meeting. She highlighted about the switch of Trivalent Oral Polio Vaccines to Bivalent Oral Polio Vaccines (BOPV) which will start from April 25. She also stated that April 22 will be the last day to use the Trivalent oral poilio vaccines (TOPV) after which the remaining will be destroyed. She also highlighted about the Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine which is injectable will be given along with the 3rd dose of Pentavalent Vaccine and OPV.
She also gave an overview about the National Deworming Day held in the month of February 2016 and that a total of 35,000 Albendazole were distributed out of which 14356 were distributed by the Anganwadi’s (212 centres), 11942 in the Government School children by the teachers(134 Schools) and 8475 in the Private School children (37 Schools) by the teachers. She expressed her sincere appreciation to all concern departments for their support and cooperation. She informed about the District performance of routine immunization.
Various aspects for implementing the switch of TOPV to BOPV were discussed.
