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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