SOUTHERN RAILWAY GEARS UP TO ENSURE POLIO FREE INDIA

Southern Railway once again joins hands with the Nation.All the divisions and units of Medical Department in Southern Railway is in full preparedness to administer polio drops to all children below 5 years of railway men and the travelling public on 19th February 2012 and on 1st April 2012, the days for Intensive Pulse Polio Immunisation across the Nation.Dr. Vijayakumar, Chief Medical Director has planned 240 polio immunisation booths covering major railway stations, railway colonies and railway hospitals.The service is thrown open from 06.00 hrs. to 18.00 hrs. in all major railway stations.Extensive measures are in place to cover the children living in outreach as well as the children living in slums and transit migrants on the sides of railway stations through mobile teams.St. John’s Ambulance Brigade and Scouts and Guides of Southern Railway will be roped in to assist the Medical Officers in this programme.