Office of District Public Relations Officer, Ferozepur Special Camps to Be Organized from June 25 to July 1 – Dr. Rajwinder Kaur
Ferozepur, 24 JUNE 2025 FACT RECORDER
Punjab Desk: To ensure the good health of children and pregnant women and protect them from diseases, the Health Department will organize special immunization camps from June 25 to July 1 as part of a Special Immunization Week. This information was shared by Dr. Rajwinder Kaur, Civil Surgeon of Ferozepur, following a meeting on vaccination.
She said that the Health Department is observing the Special Immunization Week to focus on the health of children and pregnant women. Those children and women who, for some reason, have missed their vaccinations will be vaccinated during this campaign.
Dr. Kaur emphasized that vaccination has played a crucial role in eradicating deadly diseases like polio from the country. If we want to protect our children from other diseases, it is important to get them vaccinated on time. Vaccination is the only way to prevent the spread of many illnesses.
During this special drive, health department teams will cover the entire district, especially high-risk areas such as slum areas, informal settlements, and brick kilns, with the goal of vaccinating children from birth to 16 years of age and pregnant women, ensuring that no beneficiary is left out.
On this occasion, Dr. Meenakshi Dhingra, District Immunization Officer, informed that over 3,000 children and around 300 pregnant women will be vaccinated through these camps. She added that the Health Department provides free immunization for children from birth up to the age of 16, which protects them from many life-threatening diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis B, encephalitis, diphtheria, whooping cough, pneumonia, diarrhea, measles-rubella, and tetanus.
Sanjeev Sharma, District Mass Media Officer, along with Ankush Bhandari and Neha Bhandari, Deputy Mass Media Officers, appealed to all parents to ensure their children are vaccinated on time as per the recommended schedule. This, they said, would help protect children from serious illnesses and contribute to building a healthier society.
