Nepal likely to get polio-free tag

Birgunj .Nepal is likely to get polio free tag. Among the South Asian countries, Nepal is close to getting the 'polio free' tag.

At a news conference organised by the District Public Health Office, Parsa, today, on the eve of the 15th National Polio Immunization Day-2070, it was informed that the World Health Organisation (WHO) awards the 'polio free' tag to countries when no symptoms of polio is seen anywhere in that country for three years continuously.

Arun Kumar Mahato, Chief Public Health Administrator at the District Public health Office, Parsa, said that the country is going to be declared as polio free country on February 14 as per the provision.

Polio drops would be administrated to children below five years in the district on December 21 and 22 in the first phase and January 25 and 26 in the second phase, he added.

Mahato said that high-level coordination and co-work among all bodies concerned is going on to make the campaign effective.

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