Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel Aal asserted that all preparations for the four-day national vaccination campaign against polio that the Health Ministry will launch on Sunday,19 December, are completed.
Abdel Aal added that the four-day campaign is part of the political leadership's vision to keep Egypt free of polio, stressing the importance of the role of mosques and churches in raising the awareness of citizens about the importance of the anti-polio vaccination.
Moreover, the governor said that the campaign targets 1,78 million children under five years old in Cairo, adding that 4948 fixed and mobile medical teams will participate in the campaign. He also assured that the vaccine would be available at 137 medical units.
The governor urged districts' chiefs to provide full support to the medical teams to reach all targeted children to ensure children's safety and coordinate with medical offices to encourage parents to vaccinate their children against polio and explain the importance of the campaign.
Source: Media Department, Cairo Governorate
