Nand Kishore Yadav, Bihar’s Health Minister, launched this years' 6th round for the eradication of polio campaign. The five day Pulse Polio drive saw a number of government as well as UNICEF officials participating in the campaign, including Dr. A.R. Siddiqui, the UNISEF Polio Coordinator, Civil Surgeon Dr. Pranav Kumar, and Rotary representative Dr. Kanhaiya Prasad.   

Bihar has seen nearly 200 children affected by the polio P3 virus, this year alone and a majority of them are from Samastipur district, with one case of the deadly P1 polio virus being reported from Saran district.

"We cannot conquer polio without the active participation of the parents. This is a battle that must be fought from all fronts but the role of parents in this rather unending fight against polio is even more important than many seem to realize," Yadav said.