HT Correspondent
TEZPUR, Sept 6: District Task Force (DTF) on Sub-National Immunisation Day, conducted a meeting on Saturday at the Conference Hall of the District Commissioner’s Office, Sonitpur.
The meeting was presided over by Additional District Commissioner (Health) Twahir Alam and attended by key officials including Joint Director of Health Services Dr. Jagadish Goswami, District Immunisation Officer Dr. Tutumoni Handique, District Programme Manager of NHM Binoy Das, District Social Welfare Officer, District Information and Public Relations Officer, along with representatives from the Health Department, Education Department, Social Welfare and other allied departments.
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Dr Atul Nagime, SMO-WHO, gave a detailed briefing on the objectives of the upcoming SNID campaign, highlighting the roadmap, district targets and key focus areas. It was informed that the district target for the campaign is around one lakh fifty five thousand children in the 0 to 5 years age group.
The campaign will be launched on October 12th 2025 with booth-based immunization activities on the first day, followed by house-to-house visits on 13th and 14th October to ensure that no child is left behind. Special emphasis was laid on the proper identification and coverage of high-risk areas including slums, riverine char areas, brick kilns, tea estates, nomadic sites and construction camps, as well as effective planning for transit sites such as railway stations, bus stands, markets and other congregation points. The meeting also discussed ensuring availability of sufficient vaccine doses, maintaining cold chain and logistics, and strengthening social mobilization and awareness campaigns with the involvement of community leaders, schools, and media to address vaccine hesitancy.
Along with this, an orientation was also provided on the School Health Immunisation Programme of the Government, under which full immunization prior to school admission and completion of pending vaccinations for enrolled children is to be ensured. The programme aims to make certain that all children entering the supplementary nutrition programme and the school system are fully immunized as per the National Immunisation Schedule under UIP, to create a structured mechanism for Anganwadi Centre and school-based identification and follow-up of children with incomplete immunization, and to institutionalize convergence between school and health systems for sustainable immunization monitoring and compliance.
The meeting stressed the importance of inter-sectoral coordination among all departments and stakeholders to achieve full coverage. It was resolved that all children under the age of five in Sonitpur must be reached during this campaign, in keeping with the national commitment to maintain India’s polio-free status.
