Ekurhuleni child health drive

VACCINATIONS: MEASLES AND POLIO, PLUS DEWORMING, VITAMINS, NUTRITIONAL SCREENING

Department aims at children between ages of six months, 59 months.

The Ekurhuleni Metro will take part in a mass immunisation campaign against measles and polio from September 12 to 30. The national department of health plans to conduct an integrated measles and polio campaign with the aim of achieving at least 95% measles vaccine coverage in children aged six months to 59 months and 90% oral polio vaccine coverage of newborns to 59-month-old children.

The City of Ekurhuleni will take part in the campaign that will be carried out at all primary healthcare facilities.

Vaccinations will be conducted in two rounds: from September 12 to 30, with the second phase from October 31 to November 11.

“We encourage parents to bring their children to be immunised,

We encourage parents to bring their children to be immunised irrespective of immunisation status.

Themba Radebe Ekurhuleni spokesperson

irrespective of their immunisation status,” said Ekurhuleni spokesperson Themba Radebe.

In addition, the integrated campaign will also offer nutritional screening for children via a mid-upper arm circumference screening test.

Parents must child’s clinic card.

Details of the vaccination process are: September – measles vaccine, six to 59 months; vitamin A, 12 to 59 months; Mebendazole deworming tablets, four to 59 months; nutritional screening, six to 59 months.

November: oral polio vaccine, babies to 59 months. – Caxton News Service bring their