Hyderabad, March 4 -- On the inaugural day of the Pulse Polio immunisation campaign, Telangana achieved an impressive 92.52 percent coverage, surpassing the set target. Minister for Health C. Damodar Rajanarasimha inaugurated the programme at Area Hospital, Jogipet in Sangareddy district.

The campaign aimed to immunize 40.57 lakh children aged 0-5 across all 33 districts of the State. By the end of the first day, 37.52 lakh children (92.52 percent) received immunisation, involving the administration of two drops of Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV).

Various channels such as booths, transit points, and mobile teams were utilized for vaccine distribution. A total of 22,445 polio booths, 910 mobile teams, 910 transit points, and 2,245 route supervi...