Measles is a deadly & infectious disease which occurs mostly in children, after increase in measles cases a vaccination campaign is running around the world and in Pakistan which is spreading awareness and vaccinating children.
The campaign was initiated because the numbers of Measles cases were increasing day by day. From 1st January till 31st December, 2017 total number of 10,540 suspected cases were tested in the lab from which 6,494 were confirmed.
Shamsi School has been visited by #Measles vaccination team & every kid under age of 5 years was vaccinated today.
That’s my girl there & it is my school too. #Karachi pic.twitter.com/EWTHQgLRKl— Urban Desi🤓 (@hinasafi) October 25, 2018
Health workers in Pakistan have currently vaccinated more than 32 million children which is one sixth of population. In 2016, 19,148 cases of Measles were reported from all over Pakistan.
Awareness Session in a school of District Bagh, Azad Kashmir#Measles pic.twitter.com/den5FTdgeZ
— Nouman Younas#⃣ (@Noumaan22) October 27, 2018
Symptoms of Measles:
Below is the list of symptoms of Measles:
- High Fever, mostly greater than 40 °C (104.0 °F)
- Cough
- Inflamed eyes
- Runny nose
Strongly recommend to all parents to take advantage of the National #Measles Vaccination campaign (Oct 15-27). All children 9 months to five years old should receive vaccine during the campaign, irrespective of how many doses of measles/MMR vaccine they have received in the past.
— Asad Ali MD, MPH (@drsyedasad) October 25, 2018
Children who are suffering from Measles may also form small white spots inside of their mouth after 2 to 3 days appearance of symptoms.
Salute to all health staff workers and doctors, who tried to reach at every corner of Pakistan during this #Measles vaccination campaign. pic.twitter.com/o3Afsrkmet
— Hamadullah Sohu (@hsohu) October 25, 2018
To make children of Pakistan free from Measles, health workers are using every possible resource to reach all the children and make them vaccinated against this deadly disease. The government is providing free vaccinations to children of ages between 9 months and 5 years.
First of all let’s take a moment to appreciate the hardwork of these workers who are striving for #VaccinesWork against #Measles even in such areas and harsh conditions pic.twitter.com/mGC3rbl77J
— Main Abdul Majid Hoon (@ComicsByMajid) October 27, 2018
It is the duty of all the parents that they should get their kids vaccinated against Measles from the nearest Measles Vaccination Camp or Hospital.
We need to put more focus on clearing the doubts and suspicion of Pakistani People regarding vaccines. Government must emphasize that it is actually concerned about people’s health #Measles
— Laraib Afzal (@laraibAfzal) October 27, 2018
Make sure that your kid is vaccinated, if not than reach the nearest camp or hospital and get your kid vaccinated now.