गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ About 5.7 million children to be vaccinated against measles Nepal About 5.7 million children to be vaccinated against measles KathmanduPati February 25, 2024 File photo KATHMANDU – A nationwide vaccination campaign against measles-rubella is starting from today. The vaccination campaign targeted on all children between nine months to 15 years of age will continue till March 20. The first phase will cover 24 districts including 21 highly infected districts bordering India and three districts of Kathmandu Valley. Similarly, children from nine months to five years of age in the remaining 53 districts will also be vaccinated. Vaccination will take place in schools and vaccination centers from 10 am to 4 pm every day. Around 2.1 million children between nine months to five years and 3.6 million between five years and 15 years will be vaccinated, said Chief of Department of Health Services, Child Health and Immunization Section, Dr Abhiyan Gautam. A total of 48,798 vaccination centers have been set up across the country for the campaign. Similarly, 49,937 health workers and 59,906 volunteers are being mobilized The vaccination campaign is being carried out with the goal of eliminating measles-rubella by 2026. Write your comments RELATED NEWS 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… Government initiates revising school level national curriculum framework 16 percent of children are malnourished in Madhesh RSP delegation holds talks with BJP leadership 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 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished6 Court Orders Release of UML Rekha Sharma7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING Home Minister inaugurates APF company at Chhangru Health post in Humla village sans workforce, shut down for nearly a month CDO Bhatta: Lockdown in Kathmandu Valley should be extended until Dashain Huawei Launches a Range of New Products Powered by HarmonyOS 2 Nearly 100 devices to support HarmonyOS 2 Prosperity not possible in absence of construction business: Deputy PM Poudel Senior Chinese diplomat holds phone conversation with US secretary of state Rain, thundershower predicted Cabinet decides to bear treatment costs of COVID-19 patients admitted in private hospitals
