Sindh to hire 3,723 more vaccinators to boost immunization coverage.

KARACHI -- The provincial government on Wednesday decided to recruit more vaccinators to increase immunization coverage to 100% in the Sindh.

This decision was taken in a meeting chaired by the Sindh Chief Secretary Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah which was attended by the representatives of the Health Department, WHO and UNICEF on Wednesday at Sindh Secretariat.

It was informed in the briefing by the authorities of Sindh Health Department and PD EPI that at present, children are being vaccinated in 30 districts of the province. Along with the polio campaign, children from birth to 23 months are vaccinated against measles, hepatitis and other diseases. It was also informed in the meeting that at present, there are 1518 EPI centers in government and 235 private hospitals where children are being vaccinated free of cost. It was further informed in the meeting that 3.5 million children from birth to 23 months are being vaccinated by the 17 thousand LHWs and 3,918 vaccinators throughout the province. Despite the coronavirus the immunization coverage has...