Divisional Commissioner Sukkur, Fayyaz Hussain Abbasi on Thursday has directed the health department to administer two doses of measles vaccine to all the children across the Sukkur division. Presiding over a meeting at his office, he said that parents should also urge to cooperate with the administration. A comprehensive immunization program should be started so that the vaccine can reach as many children as possible, he added.
Commissioner Abbasi urged the health officials to solve this problem and make every possible effort to convince different communities about the safety and benefits of the vaccine. He said that the government is committed to provide all necessary support for the vaccination program and urged all stakeholders to work together to tackle this public health issue. In the meeting, some important decisions were taken under the action plan in which the vaccinators have to implement micro-plans for routine immunization on a daily basis.
On this occasion, the coordinator of the divisional task force briefed about the spread of the epidemic and its consequences that it is a deadly disease and vaccination is very important to prevent the spread of the disease. The meeting focused on taking immediate steps to control the epidemic of measles in the district as a whole.
