DHAKA, Feb 18, 2020 (BSS) – A six-day vaccination campaign will be
kicked off tomorrow in the city aiming to immune people from Cholera and
diarrhoea diseases.
The information was given at a press conference organised at the
auditorium of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) at Mohakhali in
the capital this morning.
The vaccination campaign will be conducted in the city’s Mohammadpur,
Adabor, Darus Salam, Kamrangirchar, Hazaribagh and Lalbagh area’s ward
numbers 9, 10, 14, 22-25,29-34 and 55-57 under Dhaka North City Corporation
(DNCC) and it will continue till February 25.
The vaccination will be given to the children and people, aged one year
and above, from 8am to 4pm everyday at 360 centres including City
Corporation’s permanent vaccination centres.
However, some vaccination centres will remain open till 7pm for the
convenience of the workers.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of Directorate
General of Health Services (DGHS) has decided to provide cholera vaccines to
the country people under National Cholera Control Plan to eliminate the
disease by 2030.