गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Over 40,000 left out children administered vaccines Nepal Over 40,000 left out children administered vaccines KathmanduPati August 09, 2023 File photo KATHMANDU – Over 40,000 children below five years of age who were left out on the Expanded Programme on Immunisation Campaign launched by the Ministry of Health and Population have been administered vaccines, according to the Department of Health Services. The Ministry has been administrating various vaccinations to the children below five years of age, who need to complete the vaccination course within 15 months, said Dr Abhiyan Gautam, chief of the Child Health and Immunisation Section of the Department, adding that 40,463 left out children got administered the vaccines. The campaign was organised on 28 April and 14 May, 2023, he said. According to him, 2,090 children, who did not receive a single dose of the vaccines that need to be administered within 15 months, got the first shot of various nine types of vaccines against 13 diseases. The number of children who missed being administered one or more doses were 38,373, he said. Write your comments RELATED NEWS RSP to hold first convention as statute changes take focus Bangladeshi Ambassador pays courtesy call on Speaker Aryal Germany to provide 37.6 million Euro for Nepal’s socio-economic development Nepal reassures India over border remarks but domestic political fallout… No parking fees required for ‘pick and drop’ for 15… ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine… Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane4 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested5 Court Orders Release of UML Rekha Sharma6 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus
