Pulse Polio

Dr. Grant [Founder – Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune] administering the inaugural polio drops at the 1st Pulse Polio booth set up by McDonald’s at its restaurant on J. M. Road in association with the Rotary Club of Poona [West]

There is a movement in the world to eradicate polio from the face of the earth. This cause has received support from various bodies like the Rotary Foundation, and local health organisations.

In India, this mission is termed Pulse Polio and the aim is to make India polio-free by the year 2005. This requires that children up to the age of five years be given the polio vaccine. This drive is carried on a larger scale all over the country and takes place three days in a year so as to enable everyone to avail of the services.

McDonald's has participated in the Pulse Polio Awareness rally by sponsoring food and drinks for the volunteers. In January 2001, McDonald’s went a step ahead. It joined hands with the Rotary Club of Pune [West] to set up an inoculation booth outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Pune. The same was met with success and prompted us to continue the practice ever since. The positive response to this initiative encouraged us to extend it to McDonald’s restaurants in Mumbai centres for inoculation as well for 2002 and thereafter.