गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Minister Basnet urges parents to vaccinate their children regularly Politics Minister Basnet urges parents to vaccinate their children regularly KathmanduPati May 13, 2023 File Photo KATHMANDU – Minister for Health and Population Mohan Bahadur Basnet requested parents to administer regular vaccines to their children. In a video message released by the Minister today, Minister Basnet urged the parents of the children who missed vaccination in the last vaccination drive on April 28 to visit the nearest public health facility on May 14 for the same. Ministry of Health and Population is administering routine vaccines to children below five years, who missed the regular vaccination, on coming Sunday. The Ministry, under the regular immunization schedule, provides vaccines to children below five years against 13 types of diseases, it was shared. In Nepal, 80 per cent of children were fully vaccinated while 20 per cent of children missed the full course of the immunization and four per cent of children were still deprived of immunization, according to the Ministry. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal hospitals suspend OPD services after doctor attack Nepal doctor airlifted after hospital attack sparks protests Sunsari parties urge calm after fatal clash unrest Sunsari District imposes indefinite curfew across multiple areas Trump republicans face tough midterms with 100 days left International rights bodies warn Nepal against political interference in Supreme… Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING Senior Citizens Minister Shrestha vows to raise elderly allowance to Rs 5,000 a month Names of ambassadors to Germany, Belgium and Pakistan approved CAN categorizes cricketers and signs contracts Karnali Highway obstructed Bibah Panchami further consolidates goodwill and tolerance: President Former Nepali Cricket captain Khadka announces retirement from international cricket Australia’s COVID-19 case, death numbers continue to rise Police in Afghanistan’s eastern Logar province kill 25 terrorists in past 24 hours
