EPI

UN body will also support the health department’s EPI for better immunisation results

Minister pledges cold chain maintenance for uninterrupted vaccine supply

Parents in merged tribal districts will receive Rs200 per visit for vaccinating children against preventable diseases

11,760 social mobilisers took part in campaign to raise awareness among public

Emphasises need to rationalise systems for monitoring data flow

Sohail Khan was returning from the Narnji village hospital when he was targeted

Programme’s director says they require uniform activity across the country

Also advise federal health ministry to include chickenpox vaccine in its national Expanded Programme on Immunisation

K-P govt has already recruited fresh technicians for EPI

Govt may compensate families of five doctors who lost lives in fire, says health secretary

Under EPI, kids will now be vaccinated against 10 diseases, says official

Disease has claimed nine lives with some cases from the FR region and some from Bannu division

Findings of the vaccine audit were shared in the provincial consultative meeting

Fourteen cases have so far been confirmed among which 10 are male children

Punjab govt asked to carry out polio campaign more effectively

Disbursement of funds will be done through linked indicators mechanism

EPI coordinator denies any case was reported to agency surgeon

The secretary orders contingency plan for dengue virus surveillance during Eid holidays

Initiative will help reduce running costs, improve temperature control

Data is being collected for polio campaign that will commence soon

to improve surveillance for polio eradication and Congo fever across the province

Move will pick up slack, assist in EPI campaign, immunisation against virus

7,910 mobile health teams will participate in the drive

At least 1,088 posts of EPI technicians have been sanctioned

A ceremony for this purpose was held at the health secretariat on Monday

Their involvement in polio drives affected immunisation against other diseases

Health experts say immediate action is needed to cure disease

Under the ongoing vigorous drive said that 1,850 lady health workers were participating

Demand release of salaries, regularisation of services

Health experts say only nine of the 12 necessary vaccines have been included in EPI

USAID technical support extended for reform expected to last till September