March 10 Observed National Immunization Day 2019

• President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, launched the nation-wide Pulse Polio programme for 2019 on March 9 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, to deliver supplemental doses of oral poliovirus vaccine
• The programme was launched as a part of the National Immunization Day 2019 which was observed on March 10, 2019.
• Under the Pulse Polio programme 2019, more than 17 crore children of less than five years across the country will be given polio drops to sustain polio eradication from the country.