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The Oxford Astrogenic vaccine will be imported through the Serum Institute of India in early January 2021. The government agreed long ago to bring this vaccine. Many countries in the world do not have an agreement, so there will be a delay in vaccination. But due to the timely decision of the Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in our country and due to the rapid economic supply, vaccination is reaching Bangladesh earlier than many other countries in the world.
This was stated by Health Minister Zahid Malek while addressing as the main guest to the inaugural function of the 2020 Measles and Rubella Vaccination Campaign at Mohakhali BCPS Bhaban in the capital on Thursday.
In addition, the World Health Organization will also give some vaccines to Bangladesh. The government will get them in time. About 26 percent of the country’s population is expected to be gradually vaccinated with these vaccines.
On the occasion, the Minister highlighted the various achievements of Bangladesh in the field of vaccination. As a result of proper and efficient vaccination, 10 types of serious infectious diseases, such as measles, rubella and polio, are on the way to being eradicated from the country, he said. The success of the health sector has made it possible to vaccinate around 90 percent of the country’s children, the minister said.
Regarding the immunization program, the Minister of Health said that despite several national measles and rubella campaigns in the past, the incidence and incidence of measles and rubella in the country has increased in recent years. To overcome this situation and achieve the goal of eradicating measles and rubella from the country by 2023, the government will carry out another measles-rubella campaign throughout the country from December 12 to January 24. As part of this campaign, one dose of the MR vaccine will be administered to approximately 34 million children under 9 months to 10 years of age throughout the country.
The Secretary of the Department of Health was present as a special guest. Abdul Mannan. The ceremony was chaired by the Director General of the Department of Health, Prof. Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, Line Director of the MNC & H Operational Plan of the Department of Health. Maryland. Shamsul Haque, manager of the recent immunization program (EPI) of the Department of Health. Maula Box Chowdhury, the UNICEF representative in Bangladesh, Tamu Hajumi, and the representative of the World Health Organization in Bangladesh. Bhupinder Kaul, etc.
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