Pakistan

For future generations: Mayor Aziz stresses importance of vaccinations

Islamabad Mayorurged all stakeholders to unite in support new vaccination plan, Expanded Programme on Immunization

APP June 03, 2018

Islamabad Mayor urges importance of vaccines. PHOTO: REUTERS

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Mayor Sheikh Anser Aziz Saturday urged all stakeholders to unite in support of the government’s new vaccination plan, and make Islamabad a healthy city. He made this statement while referring to Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) which he stated was an integral part of the health programme.

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He made this statement while addressing the participants of a capacity building workshop organized by Health Service Directorate of IMC (Islamabad Municipal Corporation). The workshop was held at the Convention Centre in Islamabad.

The mayor informed the participants that Health Service Directorate of IMC was ensuring that vaccinators could reach every housing unit to immunise every child of the city to ensure the good health of the future generations. For this purpose, the IMC was taking steps to impart training to people of different walks of life so that awareness regarding the immunisation programme could be provided, he added.

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Appreciating teachers, religious scholars, civil society and elected representatives for their participation in the workshop, Anser said that all stakeholders should join the hands for the success of health programme under EPI.

He asked the participants to sensitize the people to get benefit from free EPI programme so that their children could not only be saved from different diseases but a healthy society could be formulated.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 3^rd, 2018.