West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that India's success in eradicating polio is due to her government's resolve to ensure no cases occur.
"When we first assumed responsibility, there was one polio case in Panchla and India was not polio free. Members of all communities, all castes helped me. India is polio free and that is due to West Bengal because for three consecutive years we did not let it happen. This is Bengal's achievement," she said.
Poliomyelitis
Polio is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. It results in paralysis and generally affects people of all age groups, children being more susceptible
Advertisement
Banerjee, also the Trinamool Congress supremo, was addressing a gathering of district officials and residents to mark Nirmal Bangla Divas. India's last case of wild poliovirus was recorded in Bengal on January 13, 2011, when a two-year-old girl from Panchal in Howrah district, near Kolkata, was infected.
Banerjee also claimed three out of the four top-performing districts in India in the Swachh Bharat Mission are from the state.
"Nadia is the first district in the country to be open defecation free. Bengal's Nadia, Hooghly and Burdwan and Rajasthan's Bikaner. We are three, they (Rajasthan) are one. We are fighting three to one. We have bowled all of them out. Batting is ours and bowling is also ours," Banerjee said.
She said her government had started the Nirmal Bangla Mission in Nadia on November 19, 2013 and had achieved the goal in less than two years.
"Bringing social change is not easy. We are thankful to all for their wholehearted support," she said.
Source: Medindia
"Nadia is the first district in the country to be open defecation free. Bengal's Nadia, Hooghly and Burdwan and Rajasthan's Bikaner. We are three, they (Rajasthan) are one. We are fighting three to one. We have bowled all of them out. Batting is ours and bowling is also ours," Banerjee said.
She said her government had started the Nirmal Bangla Mission in Nadia on November 19, 2013 and had achieved the goal in less than two years.
"Bringing social change is not easy. We are thankful to all for their wholehearted support," she said.
Source: Medindia
SAARC Health Ministers’ Meet to Help Eradicate Polio in India and Neighboring Countries
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria are the world's only three reservoirs of polio virus. Pakistan has 305 polio cases in 2014 and 21 new polio cases in 2015.
Advertisement
 Mission to Ensure Immunization for All Children in IndiaThe government of India launched a 15-day campaign to educate the public on immunization and to ensure every child in the country is vaccinated. | Advertisement
|
Advertisement
Recommended Readings
Latest Indian Health News
The Rs 1,500 crore 'Chief Minister Health at Doorstep' program aims to cut expenses and conduct blood tests for those aged 60+.
In Bihar, a mysterious ailment named "Langda fever" by locals has emerged, causing patients to recover from fever but struggle to walk due to joint pain.
Upon analyzing the years of life lost due to cancer, the team discovered that the four avoidable risk factors led to an annual loss of over 30 million years of life.
Over the past three to four weeks in Delhi, there has been an increase of 20-30% in patients with recurring cough and upper respiratory tract infections.
Premature infants with gastrointestinal complications and metabolic disorders stand to benefit the most from this Lactarium initiative.