Sindh achieves target of inoculating 7.3m children for measles
11,760 social mobilisers took part in campaign to raise awareness among publicKARACHI : The Sindh government has announced that it had achieved its target of inoculating 7.3 million children against measles in the province through the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI). Dr Baloch added that EPI initiated a measles vaccination drive across the province between October 15 and 27, 2018, during which 7.3m children were vaccinated. A few days ago, an exclusive session on “Handbook on Immunisation” was organised at the Sindh EPI office in Karachi. Huma Khawar, lead trainer supporting the Immunisation Programme, highlighted the importance of CSOs to work closely with the government. WHO Effective Vaccine Management Coordinator (Sindh) Fahad Fehmi talked about effective vaccine management and explained the cold chain system of the immunisation programme.
Source: The Express Tribune March 04, 2019 03:33 UTC
