DOIMUKH :  The National Immunisation Day (NID) 2026 campaign was launched in Papum Pare district on Sunday, with the administration setting a target to vaccinate 4,353 children against polio.

The district-level programme was inaugurated at the Community Health Centre (CHC) here by deputy commissioner Lobsang Tsering, who administered oral polio vaccine drops to children.

Appealing to parents to ensure that children below the age of five receive the vaccine, the deputy commissioner urged them to visit the nearest polio booth and cooperate with frontline health workers during the house-to-house mopping-up exercise scheduled for June 29 and 30 to identify and vaccinate children who may have been missed.

He reiterated the district administration’s commitment to achieving 100 per cent polio coverage and ensuring that no eligible child is left out of the campaign.

District Reproductive and Child Health Officer Dr Tomar Kamki said the campaign aims to cover 4,353 eligible children through 213 polio booths and 16 transit points across the district.

He said a total of 852 personnel, including health workers and Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs), have been deployed for booth-based immunisation activities.

District Medical Officer Dr Rina R Ronya urged health workers to ensure that every child below five years of age is reached and vaccinated during the campaign.

Sub-Divisional Officer Nyelam Tan lauded the efforts of frontline health workers and assured full administrative support for the successful implementation of the immunisation drive and other public health programmes.

Senior health officials, doctors, nursing officers and health staff attended the launch programme.