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U.A.E. National Immunisation Campaign strengthens and enhances immunisation for children

Abu Dhabi (WAM): Abdul Rahman Al Owais, Minister of Health, has emphasised that the U.A.E. is polio free and has not registered any cases since 1992. Following the directives of the World Health Organisation, the U.A.E. continues to be a polio free country thanks to precautionary measures set by the Ministry of Health to protect the nation and society. The U.A.E. Minister of Health stressed the importance of implementing the national immunisation campaign in all the emirates, either by providing immunisation doses or national campaigns. In this regard, the Ministry of Health organised a press conference in cooperation with Abu Dhabi and Dubai Health Authorities on Wednesday at the premises of the Ministry of Health to launch the U.A.E. National Polio Campaign as an additional booster to increase the immunity of children. "The Ministry prepared a clear strategy in November and December to target 416,000 children depending on the positive participation and coordination between all the partners of the campaign, distribution of work, transparency and societal participation and efforts to achieve the successful results of the campaign. Our working plan includes supervision and follow up from all the committees and included regular visits to ensure the adequate implementation of the campaign", Al Owais said. The Minister reiterated the important success of the campaign, reassuring all that the Ministry of Health was very keen, from the beginning, to cooperate with federal ministries and government authorities to provide comprehensive immunisation coverage for every child, for the safety of children in the U.A.E.. Dr. Hussein Al Rand, Assistant Under-Secretary for Clinics and Health Centres and Chair of the organising committee, said, "Since the immunisation support campaigns are the fastest ways for increasing immunisation rates and protection, the Ministry of Health cooperates with Abu Dhabi and Dubai Health Authorities to launch the campaign as an additional booster to routine immunisation". Dr. Al Rand went on to say that the purpose of the U.A.E. National Immunisation Campaign is to promote immunisation against polio, enhance societal immunisation to prevent the dissemination of polio among children, fight the entry of the virus to the U.A.E., and achieve immunisation coverage for more than 90 percent of the targeted audience. All this can be accomplished through a national campaign to ensure its success and completion. Dr. Al Rand added that the campaign targets children of U.A.E. nationals and expatriates aged from 4 months to 5 years. The National Polio Campaign aims to strengthen children’s immunity against polio and to eradicate the disease. - Emirates News Agency, WAM –http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395272332157.html

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