This article was automatically translated from Hibapress, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Khamisat
The regional department of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the province of Khamisat announced the registration of more than 200 cases of measles (Bouhamron) until last Friday.
Faced with this situation, the delegate called on citizens to engage in the national campaign to correct the vaccination of children under the age of 18, which has started since October 28, 2024.
-The delegate confirmed the mobilization of all interest to extend the scope of the beneficiaries of the vaccine in the four districts of the region from next Monday, in order to limit the trigger of the disease and to implement the plan of the ministry linked to the fight against measles.
The kingdom is experiencing an increase in the number of injuries to this disease because 25,000 injuries have been recorded and 120 children were killed, which highlights the importance of vaccination as a necessary preventive measure to reduce its spread.
