ZIRO, Feb 28:  The District Task Force for Immunization (DTFI) conducted a special vaccination campaign meeting at Gyati Takka General Hospital here today.
During the campaign from March 6-20, vaccinations would be given to children aged between 0 to 2 years who had missed or dropped out from vaccinations and to pregnant women. Also, vaccinations to children aged between 9 months to 5 years who had missed measles rubella vaccinations would also be given as part of measles rubella elimination goal by 2023. Routine vaccinations to children aged between 10 to 16 years would also be administered during the campaign.
During the meeting, it was decided to give wide publicity and awareness generation to the stakeholders, motivation of staff by respective controlling officers for effective implementation of the programme and issue of instructions to Anganwadi workers by DD ICDS for community mobilization of the stakeholders. 
Among others, the meeting was attended by Lower Subansiri Deputy Commissioner-cum-Chairman District Health Society Bamin Nime and DTFI members.

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