Punjab expected to procure 132 lakh metric tons wheat: Chief Secretary
Punjab is expected to procure 132 lakh metric tons wheat, out of which 17.14 lakh metric tons have already been acquired, Chief Secretary Anurag Verma said on Sunday.
About 75 lakh children between the age of nine months to 15 years would be immunised in Punjab under the ‘Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign’ in month of April and May.
Disclosing this, health and family welfare minister, Brahm Mohindra, said that in order to reduce infant mortality rate and birth defects, the health department would carry out the ‘Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign’ for the fortification of children against the measles and rubella virus.
He said measles is a major childhood killer disease across the world whereas congenital rubella syndrome is also responsible for irreversible birth defects.
Advertisement
Mohindra said instructions regarding the campaign have been issued to all civil surgeons and about 75 lakh children would be immunised. He said soon state level micro-plan would finalise to cover each and every village, schools and remote areas of the state.
He said this ambitious campaign would also address CRS (Congenital Rubella Syndrome) which causes birth defects such as irreversible deafness and blindness in the children.
The minister said the health department is also conducting awareness activities (IEC) concerning the vaccination campaign for 100 per cent immunisation of the children in the state.
“A plan to protect the children from preventive diseases which are infectious and transferable between the infants and children has also been chalked out” said Mohindra.
Advertisement
