Myagdi : Myagdi has been declared a fully immunized and immunization-sustained district for children under the age of five after all eligible children received the complete schedule of routine vaccines.

The declaration was made amid a programme on Tuesday after authorities verified that all target children across the district’s six local levels and 45 wards had received the required doses.

According to Bhuvan Thakurathi, chief of the Provincial Public Health Office, 1,080 children aged up to 15 months received routine immunization, while 3,974 children under five completed the full vaccination schedule.

The programme covers 13 vaccines, including BCG, DPT, polio, measles, rubella and Japanese encephalitis.

A total of 372 female community health volunteers were mobilized for the campaign, while health workers conducted door-to-door verification before the declaration.

District Vaccine Coordination Committee chief Dil Kumari Khatri shared that Myagdi is the fourth district in Gandaki Province to receive the immunization sustainability declaration this year.

Addressing the programme, Gandaki Province Health Minister Laxman Pandey said the immunization programme has played a vital role in reducing infant mortality and protecting children from preventable diseases.
He also pledged to prioritize additional healthcare providers as well as equipment for Beni Hospital.

Published Time: 10:49 AM