MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Like rest of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the 13-day Big Catch-up campaign continues in lake district of Mirpur for children under age of 5 years.
This campaign has been especially designed for children who were not administered any dose of preventive vaccines for any reason.
The drive involves routine immunizations of the children under the age of 5 years against various diseases, said DHO Mirpur.
In Mirpur district too, the drive has been launched with the support of the World Health Organization and the Federal Directorate of Immunization, District Health Officer Dr. Fida Hussain Raja said.
vaccination to continue till June 28
Elaborating, he said, the Big Catch-up campaign will continue till June 28, 2025. In this campaign, about 16368 children will be vaccinated against 12 deadly diseases by the Public Health Department teams, he added.
The District Health Officer said that routine immunization vaccines will be given to children under the age of five in all EPI centers of the Public Health Department.
In addition, 35 mobile teams of the Public Health Department will organize outreach sessions in different areas across the district and administer routine immunization vaccinations to children.
The District Health Officer Mirpur emphasized for the need of playing a full role regarding the effectiveness and importance of immunization.
He said that EPI is vaccinating children against 12 different deadly diseases, including congenital TB, hepatitis, pneumonia, measles, typhoid, polio, diphtheria and tetanus.
The District Health Officer appealed to the public to cooperate with the officials and get their children vaccinated to protect them from 12 deadly diseases.
