The State health department is mulling over the proposal to postpone the measles– rubella immunisation programme. The Director-General (DG) Health Services Dr DS Rawat said that the programme could be shifted to October-November since it is clashing with Polio and Mission Indradhanush.
The massive immunisation programme covering more than 32 lakh children of the state is scheduled to start on September 11. In the programme the children would be administered with Rubella and measles vaccine. The one month long programme would start from September 11.
A meeting of Measles Rubella task force was organsied at the state health directorate on Thursday. The meeting was attended by the officers of World Health Organisation, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Uttarakhand Red Cross Society, lions club, Indian Medical Association (IMA), education department and Panchayati Raj.
Addressing the meeting the Director General (DG) of health services Dr DS Rawat said that the help of private and government medical colleges would also take in the campaign.
The mission director National Health Mission (NHM), Chandresh Kumar said that department is prepared to tackle any adverse situation. He informed that observers are being appointed for ensure interdepartmental coordination.
The mission director said that the Panchayats have been requested to put the measles rubella vaccination on agenda of their meetings so that proper public participation is ensured.
The General Secretary of the Red Cross society Dr IS Pal said that 18 units of society are working in the state for success of the programme.
The representative claimed that 40 branches of the organisation are involved in the programme.
The meeting was also attended by the NHM director Dr R S Aswal, Director Medical health Dr lM Upreti, Additional director Dr Kiran Bisht and other officials of NHM.