Al-Mahra Completes Preparations to Launch Measles Vaccination Campaign on November 7
The Public Health and Population Office in Al-Mahra Governorate discussed on Tuesday the technical and field preparations for the national vaccination campaign against measles and rubella (German measles), scheduled to launch on November 7.
This came during an expanded meeting held by the office, headed by its Director-General Awad Mubarak Saad, with the participation of health office directors in the districts and vaccination coordinators, to review the level of readiness and determine the necessary requirements to ensure vaccination teams reach the targeted children in various areas of the governorate.
The meeting reviewed the expected needs and difficulties during the campaign's implementation and discussed solutions to address them. It also focused on enhancing coordination between the main health office, district offices, and vaccination teams to ensure activities are carried out according to the approved plan and achieve the targeted coverage.
Saad emphasized the importance of raising the level of preparedness and intensifying efforts to complete technical preparations and procedures and to provide field work requirements. He stressed the need for health office directors and vaccination coordinators to fulfill their responsibilities in following up on preparations and ensuring vaccines reach all children included in the campaign.
He called for strengthening coordination with local authorities and social and community figures, intensifying awareness campaigns on the importance of vaccination, and urging parents to vaccinate their children to prevent measles and rubella and limit their spread.
For his part, the Deputy Director-General of the Health Office for Primary Health Care, Dr. Mubarak Mohammed Mazyoun, reviewed the technical and procedural aspects of implementing the campaign. He stressed the importance of adhering to the plan and technical directives and enhancing coordination and follow-up to ensure activities are implemented according to approved standards.
Additionally, the Director of the Expanded Program on Immunization in the governorate, Mohammed Ali Al-Moallem, presented the preparatory measures, which include preparing vaccination teams, providing vaccines and their supplies, ensuring the readiness of cold chains, as well as intensifying field supervision and coordination with the districts.
The meeting affirmed the need to complete all technical, logistical, and awareness arrangements before the campaign's launch date, and to address any difficulties that field teams may face, to contribute to its success and the achievement of its health objectives in the governorate.
المصدر: Al-Mahra Media Center
