RAMBAN: Deputy Commissioner Ramban, Mohammad Alyas Khan today chaired a meeting of the District Task Force to finalize arrangements and review the implementation strategy for the Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) -2025 drive. The meeting brought together senior health officials and representatives from the line departments to ensure preparedness for the district-wide campaign.
Chief Education Officer, M S Khan; Medical Superintendent District Hospital, Dr. Sudershan Singh Katoch; Block Medical Officers and other concerned officers attended the meeting.
The Deputy Commissioner reviewed the micro-plan presented by the Health Department and issued directions for ensuring 100% coverage of all eligible children across the district. The DC emphasized the need for coordinated efforts across all four medical blocks—Batote, Ukheral, Banihal and Gool—to achieve complete saturation.
During the IPPI 2025 drive, around 59,203 children aged 0–5 years would be administered polio drops across the Ramban district on December 21, 2025. A door-to-door follow-up drive will be conducted on December 22, 2025 to vaccinate left-out children. To facilitate smooth and effective implementation, the administration has established 435 vaccination booths, supported by a strong deployment of 1,700 officials and 88 supervisory officers. Additionally, 9 transit teams and 4 mobile teams have been constituted to cover nomadic, migratory and other floating populations so that no child is left unvaccinated.
The district has projected a requirement of 75,186 vaccine doses, factoring in standard wastage norms to ensure uninterrupted supply throughout the campaign. The Deputy Commissioner stressed the importance of maintaining vaccine quality, cold chain integrity and timely distribution to all vaccination sites.
The Deputy Commissioner directed the officers to lay special focus on covering the “Hard to Reach Areas,”. He instructed the field staff to prioritize these areas with enhanced monitoring to ensure equitable health access across the district.
The Deputy Commissioner called for close inter-departmental coordination involving ASHA and Anganwadi Workers, the Education Department and public representatives. He also directed the BMOs to ensure widespread awareness through public announcements and other media platforms for maximum participation.
The Deputy Commissioner asked all stakeholders to work with utmost dedication to ensure that every child below five years receives the polio vaccine during the upcoming drive.