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MEASLES-RUBELLA-RANGPUR (with picture)
Around 7-lakh children to get MR vaccines in Rangpur
RANGPUR, March 10, 2020 (BSS) – About 7-lakh children from 9 months to
under 10-year age group will be immunized with one dose of measles-rubella
(MR) vaccine in the forthcoming Measles-Rubella Campaign- 2020 in the
district.
The information was disclosed at a press conference on “Measles-Rubella
Campaign-2020′ arranged by the Civil Surgeon Office at its conference room in
the city this afternoon.
The Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) of the Directorate General
of Health Services, World Health Organisation (WHO), GAVI and UNICEF extended
assistance in arranging the event.
Civil Surgeon Dr Hirombo Kumar Roy read-out keynote paper in the event
on the campaign that will be conducted in two phases from March 18 to 24 next
at primary level school and March 25 to April 12 next at community levels in
the district.
Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr. Kaniz Sabiha and Surveillance Medical Officer
of the Immunization and Vaccine Development Programme of WHO at the Civil
Surgeon’s Office Dr Md Mahbubul Islam spoke.
The Civil Surgeon said three lakh six thousand and 610 students (class
one to four) of 3,355 primary level educational institutions will be
immunised with one dose of MR vaccine in the first phase.
“Besides, two-lakh 97 thousand and 571 children of the same age group
will get one dose of MR vaccine in the second phase of the campaign at
community levels,” he added.
He sought media cooperation in raising public awareness to make the
forthcoming measles-rubella vaccination campaign in two phases for ensuring
immunization of cent percent targeted children to protect them from various
diseases.
Dr Sabiha termed measles as one of the most infectious human diseases
and put importance on enhancing public awareness to ensure vaccination to
cent percent children.
“Rubella infection among women, especially among pregnant mothers, may
pass the virus to fetus resulting in miscarriage or congenital defects those
might cause cataracts, glaucoma and congenital heart disease to the
newborns,” she said.
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