A district-level coordination meeting was held in Sylhet on the occasion of the measles-rubella vaccination campaign.
The meeting took place on Thursday (April 23) at the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner’s office.
Deputy Commissioner Md Sarwar Alam attended the meeting as the chief guest.
He said, “Various problems continue to emerge in our daily lives. Recently, the rise in measles and rubella cases in the country has created concern among the general public. Although measles is a highly contagious disease, the encouraging news is that due to the government’s prompt and effective measures, the outbreak is expected to come under control within a short time.”
He further added that Sylhet has always played a leading role in implementing government vaccination programs. He expressed hope that Sylhet will remain ahead in the measles-rubella vaccination campaign as well. To achieve this, local representatives, Conscious citizens, teachers of educational and religious institutions, imams of mosques, and responsible persons of other places of worship must play an active role in raising public awareness about vaccination.
At the meeting, it was informed that the vaccination target in Sylhet district has been set at 386,856 children. From April 20 to April 23, a total of 79,524 children have already been vaccinated, which is about 20 percent of the overall target. The vaccine will be administered regularly from April 20 to May 10 to children aged 6 to 59 months at a total of 2,461 centers, including 12 permanent and 2,449 temporary centers across the district.
The meeting was chaired by Sylhet Civil Surgeon Dr Md Nasir Uddin. Among others present were Additional Deputy Commissioner Saeeda Parveen, Additional Superintendent of Police Md Raselur Rahman, Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr Janmejoy Dutta, and WHO Divisional Coordinator Sufi Md Khaled Bin Lutfar, along with officials from various government and non-government departments. PID