Question

Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect for the Immunisation Programmes?

• A. ‘Expanded Programme of Immunisation’ was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice in 1976.
• B. These programmes helped in protecting infants from the threat of polio, tuberculosis, measles, and whooping cough.
• C. The World Health Assembly passed a resolution to eradicate polio through global cooperation in 1986.
• D. The Pulse Polio Immunisation programme was launched in India in 1995.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C)

The World Health Assembly passed a resolution to eradicate polio through global cooperation in 1986.

• ‘Expanded Programme of Immunisation’ was launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 1978.
• These programmes helped in protecting infants from the threat of polio, tuberculosis, measles, tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough.
• In 1988, the World Health Assembly passed a resolution to eradicate polio through global cooperation.
• The Pulse Polio Immunisation programme was later launched in India in 1995.