Health Department launches polio and measles immunisation

Athenkosi Mvane
30 April 2013


The National Health Department has today launched the national polio and measles immunisation campaign to prevent childhood diseases and deaths. 

The first round of the campaign started on Monday 29 April to 17 May 2013, giving polio drops to children from birth to 59 months and measles vaccines to children from 9 to 59 months. 

The second round of the campaign will be from the 17th to the 28th of June, and children from birth to 59 months will get polio drops.

Departmental Spokesperson Popa Maja said the campaign is to protect the nation and young ones from being infected by polio and measles.

“We still have cases of polio in our country, which should have been eradicated; it can be eradicated completely if parents make sure that their children are immunised” Maja added.

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