Measles: Parents Asked To Get Their Children Vaccinated

Director General Health Punjab Dr Munir Ahmad has directed the Chief Executive Officers Health to further accelerate activities of social mobilisers to reach out to every house to sensitise parents as only four days are left in conclusion of 12 days anti-measles campaign.

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Oct, 2018 ) :Director General Health Punjab Dr Munir Ahmad has directed the Chief Executive Officers Health to further accelerate activities of social mobilisers to reach out to every house to sensitise parents as only four days are left in conclusion of 12 days anti-measles campaign.

The DG health further said that International Development Partners were fully Supporting Primary and Secondary Health department in this campaign and UNICEF was providing technical assistance to the department.

Director General asked the field officers to ensure that no child of 6 months to 7 years of age should not be left without vaccination.

He also asked them that cooperation of elected public representatives also be sought for that noble cause.

Dr. Munir Ahmad hoped that the target of vaccination of 19 million children would be achieved easily.

He disclosed that officials of UNICEF and WHO were also in the field to monitor the progress of measles vaccinationcampaign.