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  • Title: Polio elimination in India thru' PPI.
    Author: Saxena D.
    Journal: Indian Med Trib; 1996 Dec 15; 4(22):1. PubMed ID: 12179206.
    Abstract:
    Smallpox has been eradicated through the administration of vaccines. Polio could be the next vaccine-preventable disease to be eradicated. The year 2000 has been set for the global eradication of polio. The UNICEF Progress of Nations 1996 reports that more than 80% of the world's children are being immunized against the polio virus, and the annual number of cases has been reduced from 400,000 in 1980 to 90,000 in the mid 1990s. The fixed day, fixed site core strategy of the immunization program has helped to establish a regular contact between the community and the service provider. In this approach, the facility, date, and time of the immunization session in each area is fixed and widely publicized through wall paintings, display boards, pamphlets, and word of mouth. Pulse Polio Immunization (PPI) has met with considerable success in both its implementation and social mobilization. Immunization coverage levels are low in some Indian states, especially for female children, and also in some rural areas.
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