INDIA IMMUNIZATION DAY, NOT YOUR TYPICAL DAY

Do you know what is involved in the Polio

immunization campaign in India ?

Here are some facts.........

1) 640,000 vaccination booths.

2) 2.3 million vaccinators.

3) 1.1 million vaccination teams.

4) 137,000 supervisors, with 137,000 vehicles (cars, motorcycles, mopeds, bicycles, boats, elephants, camels or whatever it takes).

5) 200 million doses of Polio Vaccine, carried around the country in 2 million vaccine carrier bags.

6) 6.3 million Ice packs to keep all those doses of Polio Vaccine in the 2 million vaccine carrier bags cold.

7) 191 million homes visited.

8) 170 million children immunized in just one day.

And that's just for one single NID.

In 2004, India will conduct 5 such NID's and I Sub National Immunization day

(SNID) targeting 100 million children.

Source WHO / Polio / Global Polio Eradication Initiative

Incoming NID is on 20 Feb 2005.

If you want to take part with your friends please do write to me.

With Regards,

Ms. Rtn Charu Gambhir

Jt Sec THFS

Agra India

Email : wadhwa@sancharnet.in

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