गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Anti-typhoid vaccination campaign beginning in Madhes Province Nepal Anti-typhoid vaccination campaign beginning in Madhes Province KathmanduPati April 05, 2022 File photo DHANUSHA –The anti-typhoid vaccination campaign is being launched in Madhes Province from April 8. The government is implementing the campaign from April 8 to May 1 in order to minimize human loss caused by typhoid, according to Province Health Directorate. Information to this was shared at a news conference organized by the Health Directorate in Janakpurdham on Monday. The children aged between 15 months to 15 years will be vaccinated under the drive. Director Bijay Kumar Jha said the anti-typhoid vaccine would however be administered together with regular immunization. Efforts were on to ensure vaccine to at least 95 percent of the target group. There are 1.7 million populations in the beneficiary age group in eight districts of Madhes Province. Along with this, the children would be immunized against measles and rubella. According to Madhes Province representative for WHO office, Suresh Shukla, Nepal will be the first country to get vaccine against typhoid in the east Asian countries. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Ministry emphasizes politics-free education sector Disaster-induced incidents claim 23 lives in 12 days Writ filed challenging govt plan to evacuate riverbank settlements All will be brought on board to conduct NC general… Twelve houses gutted in fire in Nawalparasi Dissemination of misleading contents doesn’t serve FoE spirit: Minister Timilsina Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment2 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested3 PM Karki addresses 61st Session of Human Rights Council: Reaffirms Nepal’s unflinching commitment to advancing human rights4 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane5 Govt declares three-day public holiday of election6 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished7 NC President Thapa expresses sorrow over Dhading bus accident8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen
