गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Health Minister launches Typhoid vaccination Nepal Health Minister launches Typhoid vaccination KathmanduPati April 09, 2022 KATHMANDU – Minister for Health Birodh Khatiwada has instructed the stakeholders to complete the national vaccination campaign against typhoid effectively. Launching the vaccination campaign at Bhojshiddha Secondary School in Manhari Rural Municipality Ward No. 5 of Makawanpur today, he urged parents to bring their children to participate in the campaign as the vaccine is completely safe. Stating that the campaign that began today will be conducted across the country till May 1, Minister Khatiwada shared that vaccination will be administered to around 7.5 million children between the ages of 15 months and 15 years. He said that more than 50,000 vaccination centers, necessary vaccine, skilled human resource and volunteers have been managed for the vaccination across the country. The target is to vaccinate 80 percent of the children from the school and the rest from the community health office. Write your comments RELATED NEWS When Nepal Goes Offline US backs Nepal’s flood victim identification efforts India, Nepal discuss ties ahead of PM Shah’s visit Nepal must shift from exporting labour to global tech services,… Nepal’s child marriage rate falls to 28% but 2030 goal… Government backs efforts to build advertising sector as independent industry Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus