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Nationwide vaccination programme begins Feb 8 Registration of vaccine seekers from Jan 27 Mohammad Al Amin 21st January, 2021 11:16:16 Bangladesh will start the countrywide Covid-19 vaccination programme on February 8 as a consignment of two million doses of the jab arrived in the country from India on Thursday as a gift from the neighbouring country. Before launching the nationwide inoculation drive, a dry run will be held and it will begin on January 27/28, said sources at the Health and Fami...

Bangladesh to begin COVID vaccination drive with 20 doses on first day: official

"With the right training, female CHWs (TBAs and volunteers) can be effective social mobilizers for vaccination." Engagement of community health workers (CHWs) has been shown to increase immunisation coverage in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Over 40mn children receive anti-polio doses in Pakistan ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Wed, Jan 20 2021 12:51 IST | ​ 0 Views World Polio Day.. Image Source: IANS News Islamabad, Jan 20 : More than 40 million children in Pakistan under the age of five years received vaccination during the latest nationwide anti-polio campaign. A total of 2,87,000 frontline polio workers were deployed across the country for door-to-door vaccination, observing strict standard operating procedures in the wa...

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Govt to provide corona vaccine free of cost to general public: Dr. Faisal January 20, 2021 Special Assistan to PM on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Faisal Sultan has said the government will provide corona vaccine free of cost to the general public. Talking to media in Islamabad on Wednesday evening, he said that negotiations with two pharmaceutical companies are underway for procurement of vaccine as shortlisted by the Technical Committee with the approval of Drug Re...

Gift from India: 20 lakh vaccine doses arrive today Photo: Moudud Ahmmed Sujan Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent Indias gift of 20 lakh doses of Covishield is likely to arrive in Bangladesh today. Besides, the first shipment of the doses bought by Bangladesh is scheduled to arrive on January 25, Health Secretary Abdul Mannan told a press conference at the Prime Ministers Office yesterday. Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd Managing Director Nazmul Hass...

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan addresses the media on Wednesday. — DawnNewsTV Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Wednesday expressed confidence in the governments ability to procure at least one million doses of coronavirus vaccines by March, saying it ultimately aimed to inoculate 70 per cent of the countrys population against the virus. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he spoke about the two vacc...

PMs aide reveals that Pakistan is in advanced talks with two companies to procure COVID-19 vaccine

Vaccination to start with test run by Jan 28 2m doses of vaccine arrive from India today as gift Staff Correspondent 21 January, 2021 12:00 AM The government will start coronavirus vaccination programme with a test run by January 28 as two million doses of Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in the country from India today. Bangladesh is purchasing 30 million doses of Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine ‘Covishield’ produced by Serum Institute of India (SII) through Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Besides, In...