Lets watch Tika Toli Street Play and every Child should be Measles –Rubella Vaccinated”, this strong message was given by Youth in Bhopal .
In association with Department of Health and Family Welfare, National Health Mission, Youth Group which is the part of Youth for Children project which is implemented by ANSH Happiness Society in collaboration with UNICEF Madhya Pradesh .
They actively make advocacy on child rights issues like immunization, new born care, child marriage etc. in Madhya Pradesh. This Play is directed by Sahil Khan. 14 Artist Includes -Sohaib, Anurag, Kanchan, Harshita, Rohit, Harsh, Ritisha, Vikrant, Sahil, Ananya, Rakesh, Shikha, Gourvnik and Krish actively performed in the play. The main objective of this play is to make everyone aware of the dangerous consequences of measles and rubella diseases and motivate them for the measles and rubella vaccination of children in Madhya Pradesh.
Street play was staged on 8th and 5th at 8 places in Bhopal which includes - New Market, Banganga, Pratap Nagar, Iqbal Maidan, Parvarish The Museum School, The Pathfinder English Medium School Govindpura and Near Sam Girls College, Bagh Farhatafza Colony, Aishbagh and Nadra Bus Stand.
In the play, deadly side effects and symptoms of diseases like cough, cough, fever and red dots were highlighted in a very simple and interesting manner. Youth said that 47 lakh children have been safely vaccinated under this campaign.
Significantly, in India, Measles and Rubella are one of the 10 dangerous diseases that can put in danger the lives of children.
The objective of this nationwide campaign is to eliminate measles and control rubella by the year 2020 in India. Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign is a special campaign to vaccinate all children of 9 months to 15 years of age group with one additional dose of MR vaccine, irrespective of their previous vaccination status.
Through this play the youth appealed to each child to get Measles - Rubella vaccination which is available in the nearest health center, Anganwadi and Government Hospital.
They requested all the people to abolish the misconceptions and rumours in the state and work on a child's health with a positive energy so that dangerous diseases like Measles - Rubella can be eliminated.
At the end of the play the youth took oath that they would not be misled with any misapprehension and would make their society stronger and healthier.