December
7, 2017
A
vaccination programme to protect against the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) virus
in Rakhine State will be conducted from 11 to 21 December to 353,733 children
between 9 months and 5 years of age and 233,011 similarly aged children in
remote areas, for a total of 586,744 children. Children left out from
school-based vaccination efforts will be vaccinated in this programme, said Dr.
Thiha of the Rakhine State Public Health Department.
In
the people-based vaccination programme against JE in Rakhine State, Sittway
District, vaccination groups are vaccinating 48,766 children between 9 months
to 5 years old from 636 wards/villages. MraukU District people-based programme
is vaccinating 102,603 children between 9 months to 5 years old from 999 wards/
villages. Maungtaw District people-based vaccination programme against JE had
vaccinated 105,140 children from 499 wards/villages. Kyaukphyu District
people-based vaccination programme against JE had vaccinated 45,378 children of
9 month to 5 years old from 847 wards/villages. In Thandwe District
people-based vaccination programme against JE 51,854 children between 9 months
to 5 years old from 622 wards/villages will be vacinatedsaid Dr. Thiha.
The
Rakhine State people-based vaccination programme is vaccinating 251,983
children between 9 months to 5 years old from 713 villages in remote areas.
The
Rakhine State programme had vaccinated a total of 425,423 children between the
ages of 5 years and 15 years and a total of 45,157 children from remote and
border areas from November 15 to 23, it is learnt.
Win
Min Soe (IPRD)
Ref;
The
Global New Light of Myanmar
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