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The document outlines India's Pulse Polio initiative aimed at eliminating poliomyelitis through vaccination of children under five years old, with significant milestones including the declaration of India as polio-free in 2014. It also discusses the National Leprosy Eradication Program (NLEP), which focuses on detecting and treating leprosy cases, with milestones leading to the national elimination of leprosy in 2005. Both programs emphasize vaccination, treatment strategies, and organizational structures for effective disease management.

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National polio program.pptx

The document outlines India's Pulse Polio initiative aimed at eliminating poliomyelitis through vaccination of children under five years old, with significant milestones including the declaration of India as polio-free in 2014. It also discusses the National Leprosy Eradication Program (NLEP), which focuses on detecting and treating leprosy cases, with milestones leading to the national elimination of leprosy in 2005. Both programs emphasize vaccination, treatment strategies, and organizational structures for effective disease management.

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National polio

program
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Pulse polio
Pulse Polio is an immunisation campaign
established by the government of India
to eliminate poliomyelitis in India by
vaccinating all children under the age of
fiveyears against the polio virus.
Milestones in pulse polio immunisation
campaign
1972: Vaccination against polio started with EPI
1985: UIP was launched to cover all the districts of country
1995: Global Polio Eradication Initiative of WHO (1988)
2010: number of reported cases of polio declined
2011: The last reported case of wild polio in India were in West
Bengal and Gujarat on 13 Jan 2011
2014: On 27 March 2014 the WHO declared India a polio free
country.
CAUSES of SYMPTOMS
POLIO
• Caused by poliovirus • Fever
• Belongs to enterovirus • Headache
subgroup • Sore throat
• one of the smallest RNA • PARALYTIC POLIO- Loss of
virus reflexes , muscle pain,
• Incubation period-3 days sudden paralysis
• Period of communicability 10
days
Polio vaccine
• All IPV/OPV immunised children should
receive OPV on all “Pulse Polio” days till
5 years of age.
• IPV is preferred vaccine , if not available
or feasible, 3 doses of OPV are offered
at 6-10-14 weeks.
Aims
The pulse polio initiative was started with an objective of
achieving hundred coverage under oral polio vaccine.

• Replacement of wild poliovirus in the community.


• Intensified pulse polio immunisation program.
• All children upto 5 years should be vaccinated.
• There should be 3 zones-
low burden, middle burden, high burden.
• Wild poliovirus transmission is limited to a focal area
• To interrupt transmission of wild polio virus as soon as possible.
National Leprosy
Eradication Program
Introduction
• Chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium
tuberculosis.
• It usually affects the skin and peripheral nerves.
• Long incubation period generally 5-7 years.
• Classified as paucibacillary or multibacillary.
• permanent disability
MILESTONES
• 1948: hind kusht nivaran sangh
• 1955: govt. of India launched NCLP
• 1983: lauched NLEP and introduced MDT for
treatment
• 1991: WHO declaration to eliminate leprosy at
global level by 2000.
• India acjieved elimination of leprosy at national
level Dec 05.
Objectives of NLEP Strategies for
• detect all cases of leprosy
NLEP
• treat all detected cases of leprosy
• to promote medico surgical • Early case
rehabilitation of disease arrested detection
deformed cases
• Short term multi
• to encourage research on various
aspects of leprosy drug therapy
• Health education
• Rehabilitation
services
MULTI DRUG THERAPY
MULTIBACILLAR PAUCIBACILLAR
Y lasting for 14
Intensive Phase- Y
days.
• Rifampicin 600mg daily
• Rifampicin 600mg
• Clopazimine 300mg daily
once a month
• Dapsone 100mg daily
Continuation Phase-lasting for 2 or • Dapsone 100mg daily
more years
• Rifampicin 600mg once a
month
• clopazimine 50mg
daily ,300mg/ month
• Dapsone 100mg daily
Organisation of NLEP in india
Center Level- DGHS and NLEP officer

State Level-director of health and


services and state NLEP officer

Regional Level- regional NLEP officer

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