District Collector K. Mohammed Y. Safirulla on Wednesday asked all school authorities to make the measles-rubella vaccination campaign in the district a success by ensuring that every single child was immunised.
He said this at a review meeting held with school managements, headmasters, principals, and PTA presidents.
The campaign must ensure that the parents of each child realised the need to make their wards participate in the drive.
As the head of the school, headmasters and principals had a major role in convincing the parents about the necessity for the vaccination, the Collector said.
Before the campaign ended, the school authorities should ensure that all students had been vaccinated, said Mr. Safirulla.
CBSE Joint Director Pramod Kumar; Deputy DMO K. R. Vidya; World Health Organisation representative Pratap Chandran; and UNICEF representative Hassan Fahim spoke at the meeting.
6,051 vaccinated
On Wednesday, 6,051 children were administered the MR vaccine, taking the total number of immunised children to 5,64,111 in the district, achieving 83.44% of the target.
The campaign will conclude on November 18.