DOTI: A campaign has been initiated to immunize some 24,550 children from nine months to five years against measles and rubella in the Sudurpaschim State.
The campaign would last on 12 April, informed Ramesh Malasi, Office in-charge of the District Public Health Office.
Immunization campaigns would be conducted at Jorayal, Bogtan Fudsil, Badikedar and KI Singh rural municipalities in the first phase.
The vaccination would be administered at Shikhar Rural Municipality, Dipayal Silgadhi Municipality, Purbichauki, Adarsha and Sayal Rural Municipalities in the second phase, informed Malasi.
A total of 511 vaccination stations, 126 health workers and 1,022 volunteers would be mobilized for the campaign.
According to Malasi, around 284,762 children would be administered vaccination in all nine districts of the State.
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