Question

Expand PPIP.

Answer 1

PPIP:

It is an acronym for Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme.

1. It is a global Polio eradication program that aims at achieving complete eradication of and coverage from the poliovirus.
2. It involves four doses to be administered to children under 6 years of age, at the following stages:

• 2 months old,
• 4 months old,
• 6 through 18 months old, and
• 4 through 6 years old.