City Reporter
The second phase of vaccination against Typhoid in 12 districts of Punjab and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) concluded on Saturday.
The drive started under the leadership of Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination. The campaign has achieved the set target of vaccinating 13 million children between the ages of nine months to 15 years.
The Government of Pakistan had engaged 6,975 skilled and trained vaccinators along with 6,975 assistants who have safely immunized the children during the campaign.
Additionally, a total of 13,950 social mobilisers visited the households to mobilize parents and caregivers for bringing their children to the vaccination sites.
This campaign signifies another remarkable achievement of the EPI-PEI teams integrating and effectively utilizing available resources to strengthen the immunization efforts across the country.
