The State Government is all set to launch a Measles Rubella vaccination drive from January 29 with an aim to eradicate the deadly disease.
The five-week-long campaign would be conducted across the State, informed Health Secretary Pramod Kumar Meherda here on Monday. Children between the age group of 9 months and 15 years would be vaccinated.
The Government aims a 100-per cent vaccination of all the children during the campaign, he said.
Initially, the programme would be held both in Government and private schools in the first two weeks. Subsequently, it would be organised at community level, Anganwadi Centres and health centres in next two weeks.
The children, who might have skipped the programme in the earlier four weeks, would be vaccinated in the last week.
Doctors belonging to the Indian Association of Paediatrics have been asked to inform their patients regarding the vaccination campaign. They have also been urged to make people aware of the progarmme for measles and rubella virus eradication through posters at their respective hospitals and clinics.
Besides, the paediatricians working at the private hospitals have been asked to participate at the State-level and district-level awareness workshops to be held by the Government.