15-day ‘anti-typhoid’ campaign under way

GUJRANWALA:

The 15-day anti-typhoid vaccination campaign for children aged 9 months to 15 years began in the district on Monday.

The campaign was inaugurated by Chief Executive Officer Health Authority Dr. Farjad Butt and WHO Coordinator Dr. Syed-Ullah Khan by vaccinating a child at Government Maternity Hospital Satellite Town.

Deputy Commissioner Gujranwala Sohail Ashraf said that the campaign would continue from February 1 to 15 and more than 1.3 million children would be vaccinated. He said that more than 700 teams had been formed to make the campaign a success.

An awareness walk was also organised in Satellite Town where the participants wore anti-typhoid awareness jackets.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 2^nd, 2021.