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SARGODHA, Oct 30 (APP):The district health department is fully prepared to launch a large-scale Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign, targeting 578,693 children across the district from November 17 to 29.
This was stated by District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Shahzad Gull while talking to
APP on Thursday.
Dr Gull said the campaign is a vital public health initiative aimed at protecting children from Measles and Rubella viruses. He added that the department had organized a total of 535 vaccination teams, including 333 outreach and 202 fixed teams, to cover all 67 Union
Councils (UCs) of the district.
The DHO highlighted that a strong monitoring system has been established, with the deployment of 167 First-Level Supervisors and 28 Second-Level Supervisors to ensure the smooth execution of the campaign.
Sharing tehsil-wise targets, Dr Gull said Sargodha Tehsil aims to vaccinate 240,381 children, Bhera Tehsil has a target of 51,324, Bhalwal Tehsil will cover 51,703, and Kot Momin Tehsil plans to vaccinate 72,658 children.