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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced Monday that the UNICEF-sponsored Measles and Rubella (MR) Immunization Program was inaugurated on Monday.
At the ceremony, Yogi said the program would provide good health for children. Commending the efforts of the Department of Health, the CM stated that at BRD Medical College (Gorakhpur), about 600 children were admitted and 150 to 200 would die each year as a result of encephalitis, but the same number was 86 admissions and six wounded. in the current year.
Yogi says that polio has been eradicated from the state and that other prevalent diseases would be eliminated soon. "This MRI vaccination program is one of the largest programs in the country, with nearly 410 million children vaccinated. Measles and rubella are diseases that are found in children at birth and should be avoided at all costs, "he said.
The CM also stressed the need to raise awareness and raise awareness of the success of the vaccination campaign The campaign is for children aged between nine months and 15 years of age
Officials stated that the vaccine would be administered regardless of the treatment previously given. In the first weeks, children would be vaccinated in their schools.
Contrary to the polio campaign, the MR vaccination campaign will not be a door-to-door campaign, but fixed sessions will be organized in the schools. health facilities, with sensitization sessions in the villages / urban areas and mobile stations in several areas, Dr. AP Chaturvedi, head of the vaccine at the UP (Directorate of Family Welfare), said: "About eight children crore should be vaccinated at UP only. The last week of the program will serve as a "catch-up" campaign for children previously left behind. The time for the election campaign will be from 9 am to 4 pm Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma, Family Minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi and Vice President Swati Singh were also present on the occasion.
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