P is for PULSE POLIO

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There is a movement in the world to eradicate polio from the face of the earth. In India, this mission is termed Pulse Polio and the aim is to make India polio-free by the year 2005. This requires that children up to the age of five years be given the polio vaccine and it is conducted at desinated centers and door-to-door. This drive is carried out on a larger scale all over the country and takes place three days in a year so as to enable everyone to avail of the services.