Rice exporters kick off immunisation drive for agri-families.

ISLAMABAD -- Rice exporters organised a preventive vaccination campaign for the agricultural families including rice transplanters for the different regions of Central Punjab to protect them from epidemics.

Rice Partners (Pvt) Ltd (RPL) in collaboration with Helvetas Pakistan organised a preventive vaccination campaign for rice transplanters families in three villages namely Kot Hanif, Khatyala Virkan and Saikham of different district of Punjab including Sheikhupura, Chief Operating Officer Rice Partners (Pvt) Ltd, Muhammad Ali Tariq told media on Sunday. He said that approximately 200 persons participated in the campaign. Ali Tariq said that RPL is working for betterment of farmers and farm labourers from past many years through provision of laser land levelling, trainings on water saving techniques, and ensuring decent working conditions for rice transplanters and their children by establishing Community Child Care Centres, distribution of food packs and backpack canopy kits.

He said that we try our best to improve the livelihood of the farmers. So far about 28,000 farmers are trained by RPL.

The Project Officer RPL Rizwan Ali said that the 'Preventive Vaccination Campaign' is the component of improving the health of rice transplanters and their children.

Chanda Mukhtar from Punjab Health Department delivered a lecture on the importance of vaccination of children and expectant...