Ministry of Health and Population Launches National Vaccination Campaign Against Measles and Rubella

Walid Abdel Salam wrote

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 11:00 am

The Ministry of Health and Population confirmed that the Expanded Program for Vaccines is considered one of the most important programs in the preventive medicine sector, which targets children from one day to 24 months of age. to protect against diseases included in the program, with a vaccination coverage rate of more than 95%.

The Ministry of Health and Population indicated that all compulsory vaccinations for children from birth to one and a half years are free, stressing that the national vaccination program is aimed at eliminating epidemic diseases, and continued i: Mandatory vaccinations are important and Egyptians and foreigners are vaccinated.

Dr. Amr Kandil, Deputy Minister of Health for Preventive Medicine Affairs, said that the plan of the Ministry of Health and Population is to eliminate… MeaslesAnd the German measles, he was responsible for routine vaccinations for Egyptian and non-Egyptian children living in Egypt, with two doses against measles and rubella at the age of one year, and in the 18th month of life of the child, with a coverage rate higher than 95% to ensure that children’s immunity is raised, as well as national vaccination campaigns from Ages 9 months to 10 years with a coverage rate higher than 95%, as well as limited campaigns that it is implemented according to the regional epidemiological situation of the country. disease in other countries.

He continued: The Ministry’s efforts to eradicate measles and rubella included working to strengthen the fever and rash surveillance system, within the program to monitor diseases that are targeted by vaccines, as a guarantee to detect all cases and take the necessary preventive measures to prevent spread. a virus imported from a country where the disease is endemic.

He noted that the Ministry’s plan to reach Egypt free of measles and rubella included the implementation of media programs to raise awareness of the importance of routine vaccinations and vaccination campaigns sent by the Ministry of Health and the t Engage the public in various governments through visual, audio and social media.

Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, said that the expanded vaccination program provides very important services to protect against infectious diseases Continue: National vaccination campaign against Measles and German Measles to occur in the last quarter of this year, indicating that it is expected to be in the month of Ramadan Next November.

The Department of Preventive Medicine at the Ministry of Health and Population sent letters to the health affairs directorates informing the department of the targeted numbers of children in each age group so that we can take the necessary steps to meet the needs which is needed to implement a national campaign for vaccination against measles and rubella.

The Department of Preventive Medicine at the Ministry of Health and Population also thanked the Under Secretaries of the Ministry in the governorates for their efforts in improving the preventive services provided in the government, at the same time time to the efforts of the Egyptian state, represented by the Ministry of Health and Population and the Department of Preventive Medicine, in maintaining the plan of the Expanded Program for Vaccinations by continuing to reduce the rates of morbidity and mortality for diseases.