Dimapur, October 31 (MExN): Nagaland MRVC reached a total coverage of 3,90,103 children on the 28th day of the campaign as per reports received from the districts on October 30.
As the campaign slowly draws to an end, having completed 3,126 school and 1,913 outreach sessions all over Nagaland, sweeping/mop-up activities are being actively conducted in all the districts, informed Dr. Atoshe Sema, State Immunization Officer, Directorate of Health & Family Welfare in a press release.
“As a citizen and with a sense of social responsibility for the health and welfare of the community, appeal is made to all parents not to consider vaccination as an individual choice but rather a requirement for the complete elimination of measles virus from the population,” he stated.
“Also, the importance of the MR vaccination certificate is increasingly becoming a necessity during school admissions to good schools since no school wants to risk being the source of an outbreak and wishes for students to lead a healthy and productive life.”
MR Vaccination Campaign has been implemented by the Government of India with the objective to completely eradicate measles and control rubella disease, for which 100% coverage of the target children (9 months upto 15 years) in all 11 districts need to be completed, for which repeated activities are being tirelessly conducted by the department in all the schools, colonies/wards and villages.
It added that District Hospitals, CHC, PHC and Sub-Centres in all the Districts are being kept open so that everyone can visit the health facility for MR vaccination at their own convenient time if there are some children who missed vaccination at school and outreach sessions.
The Department has acknowledged the Administration, Education, Social Welfare and Police departments for their relentless support and the Ward, Colony, Village Chairman, ASHA, AWW and all health workers for persistently mobilizing and assisting in conducting sessions for the success of the campaign.
“Active participation and resourceful contribution by all in this monumental task will greatly aid the medical department in continuing activities to eliminate these deadly diseases and safeguard the health and well-being of our future generation,” the note added.
