Hyderabad, Oct. 8 -- A special Pulse Polio vaccination drive will be conducted on October 12 across six districts of Telangana - Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Medchal, Sangareddy, Hanamkonda, and the urban areas of Warangal district - as part of a nationwide campaign to prevent the re-emergence of poliovirus.
The union Health Ministry has identified 290 districts across India for this special drive, focusing on regions that witness frequent movement of people from countries where polio cases are still being reported, such as Bangladesh and Pakistan. Telangana's inclusion of six districts follows this precautionary strategy.
According to health officials, an estimated 17,56,789 children under the age of five in these districts will be administer...