Dhaka, Oct 08 (V7N) – The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has announced plans to vaccinate around 1.3 million children as part of a large-scale typhoid vaccination campaign.

Brigadier General Imrul Kayes Chowdhury, Chief Health Officer of DNCC, made the announcement at a press conference held at Gulshan Nagar Bhaban in the capital on Wednesday afternoon (October 8).

He said the vaccination program will run from October 12 to November 13, aimed at preventing typhoid among children in the city.

The DNCC health chief also noted a rise in dengue cases between September and October. To tackle this, DNCC has launched several preventive measures, including deploying personnel to hospitals to collect real-time information on dengue patients for more accurate monitoring and response.

Brigadier General Imrul Kayes emphasized DNCC’s commitment to ensuring public health and urged parents to bring their children to the nearest vaccination centers during the campaign period.

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