GANDERBAL, SEPTEMBER 24: The
Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign was today kick-started by Additional
District Development Commissioner Ganderbal, N.A Baba, at Government Boys
Higher Secondary School, Duderhama here.
ADDC
was informed that teams formed by the district administration will cover
private/government primary and secondary schools apart from Aanganwadis within
the district wherein 1 lakh children will be vaccinated through the campaign.
On the
occasion, ADDC said the district health officials are targeting to cover 100 %
of the total children from 9 months to 15 years-of-age in all schools of the
district, while the rest of the vaccination will be done through Anganwadi
centres.
The
ADDC urged parents of those children who had not taken measles vaccine in the
past to participate in the vaccination drive.
CMO Ganderbal, Dr. R. D. Kasana, Deputy CMO Ganderbal Dr. Mehraj-ud-din
and other concerned were present on the occasion.
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