Aabukhairani Rural Municipality Declared Fully Vaccinated

Tanahun. The Aabukhairani Rural Municipality office has been declared fully vaccinated. The rural municipality was declared fully vaccinated after completing all vaccines within 15 months for 789 children in the 6 wards under the rural municipality.

Aabukhairani Health Branch Chief Agamraj Upadhyay informed that a survey was conducted of houses with children under five years of age and their vaccination cards were checked to see if all vaccinations were completed. He said, "During the survey, it was found that the children of four Indian traders in Aabukhairani market had not completed their vaccinations, so they were brought to Aabukhairani hospital and vaccinated."

The health branch stated that a household survey was conducted in February and March with the help of 16 health workers from nine health institutions and female community health volunteers. Rural Municipality Chairman Shukra Chauhan said that the role of health workers and female volunteers was invaluable in making the rural municipality fully vaccinated.

Ward chairpersons and health workers of all 6 wards have been provided with certificates of full vaccination assurance. Shankar Babu Adhikari, Vaccination Officer at the Provincial Public Health Office, said that vaccination is important for the prevention, eradication, and control of diseases in children.

He said, "Vaccines are safe and powerful, due to which child mortality is declining." All 10 local levels in the district have been declared fully vaccinated and there is a plan to make it public soon.

Vaccination Officer Adhikari urged health workers to be aware of the possibility that some children may still be missed for vaccination due to geographical remoteness and ignorance.