PASIGHAT : The District Health Society, East Siang, on Sunday launched the Intensive Pulse Polio Immunisation (IPPI) Campaign 2026 at the Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC), Banskata, as part of the nationwide initiative to eradicate polio.

The programme was attended by Pasighat Municipal Council Chief Councillor Tagom Padung, Adi Bane Kebang president M. Megu Perme, East Siang District Medical Officer Dr Yagling Perme, District Reproductive and Child Health Officer Dr Nidak Angu, and District Epidemiologist-cum-Medical Officer (Routine Immunisation) Dr Kentaii Pangkam. Representatives of the District Programme Management Unit (DPMU), programme officers and UPHC staff were also present.

The campaign aims to protect all children below five years of age by administering two drops of the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) free of cost.

Health teams have been deployed across Pasighat, Mebo and Ruksin subdivisions to implement the campaign throughout the district.

The health department has appealed to all parents and guardians to ensure that every eligible child receives the vaccine by visiting the nearest immunisation booth. (DIPR)