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Written By: Agencies | Published : March 29, 2014 5:34 PM IST
India should remain vigilant against polio and take all precautions to ensure that there is no recurrence of the dreadful disease in the country, President Pranab Mukherjee said Saturday. The president applauded the efforts of various agencies, including the government, in ridding the country of polio. He said this was a landmark achievement.
'We will need to keep up our watchfulness and preparedness and take all the precautions necessary to ensure there is no recurrence of this dreadful disease in our country,' Mukherjee said. He was addressing the Polio Free Conclave 2014, organised by the Rotary International here. He also presented mementos of appreciation and recognition to union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and his predecessor A. Ramadoss. (Read: India's polio victory proves that nothing is impossible: WHO)
'India must assist other countries such as Pakistan, Nigeria and Afghanistan in their fight against this disease', he said. Addressing the gathering, Azad said eradication of polio was a momentous and historic achievement. He thanked all the stake holders and partners in this 'challenging yet deeply satisfying' journey. 'A 2.3 million strong team of polio workers, volunteers and 150,000 supervisors worked day and night for the success of the polio immunization rounds,' he said.
Azad said the credit for the successful polio campaign should go to the introduction of the new bivalent polio vaccine which was indigenously developed for the first time, aggressive immunization, and micro-level planning covering the most endemic areas. (Read: Polio-free India 5 amazing facts about the journey that helped us eradicate polio)
Source: IANS
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