Udupi, June 28: Udupi district registered a 96.1% achievement rate in the National Pulse Polio Immunization Drive conducted across the district on Sunday. Out of a total of 65,401 eligible children aged 0-5 years in the district, 62,835 children were administered the polio vaccine.

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According to the District Health and Family Welfare Department, rural areas achieved 97.7% coverage with 50,534 out of 51,711 children vaccinated, while urban areas recorded 89.9% coverage with 12,301 out of 13,690 children receiving the drops. In a taluk-wise breakdown, Udupi taluk recorded 96.3% (31,965 out of 33,194), Kundapura taluk reached 95.5% (20,612 out of 21,577), and Karkala taluk achieved 95% coverage (10,258 out of 10,630).

Key highlights of the drive across various centers in the district:

Hiriadka: Kaup MLA Gurme Suresh Shetty participated in the immunization drive held at the Hiriadka Primary Health Centre and administered vaccine drops to children.
Udyavara: Former Vice-President of Udyavara Gram Panchayat, Riyaz Palli, launched the drive at the Melpete Anganwadi. Women and Child Development Department Supervisor Philomena Rebello, Primary Health Safety Officer Ashwini K., Asha worker Naseema, Anganwadi workers Akshata Pai and Namrata, along with local residents Suresh Poojari, Shon Monis, and Roshni Colaco were present.
Shirva: At the Shirva Community Health Centre, the drive was held in association with Rotary Shirva. Dental Health Officer Dr. Gayatri Santhosh inaugurated the session. Rotary President Liam Machado, Secretary Honnayya Shettigar, newly elected President Jacintha D’Souza, Dr. Dhruti, Health Safety Officer Geetha, Counsellor Vasanti, Nisha, and other medical staff were in attendance.
Pamboor Padubelle: The drive at the Pamboor Padubelle Health Sub-Centre was inaugurated by Rotary Assistant Governor-designate Vishnumurthy Saralaya. Community Health Officer Vaishnavi, Anganwadi workers Meenakshi and Vinoda, and Asha worker Shakuntala were present.

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