Union budget and polio eradication

1)The Union budget has provided a significant outlay of 1290 crores for polio eradication and announced a revised immunisation paln particularly fort some dsitricts of UP and Bihar wherev the virus persists.
2)Outbreaks in UP have prevented the dream of eradicating polio by December 2007 from coming true.
3)This realistaion has prompted the Centre to take some welcome decisions to strengthen the campaign.Among these is the introduction of monovalent vaccine that gas graeter efficacy against both Type 1 and the less prevalent Type 3 viruses.
4)Another important aspect is the integration of the campaign with National Rural Health Mission,which will make available critical human resources.
5)Regualr monitoring by health workers and introduction of a better vaccine for the common Type 1 poliovirus can potentially achieve good results.