About 11,000 treated bed nets to be distributed

Juaso-Ashanti, Oct. 27, GNA - About 11,000 treated bed nets would be distributed to nursing mothers in Asante-Akim South District during the 2006 National Child Health Campaign on vaccination against poliomyelitis and administering of Vitamin A Supplement for children below five years.

The campaign begins on Wednesday November 1 to 5 under the theme "For Healthy Childhood. Let us Fight Measles, Poliomyelitis and Malaria".

Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Asante-Akim South District Director of Health Services, announced this when addressing a day's micro planning training workshop to sensitise volunteers on effective execution of the programme at Juaso on Wednesday.

He said about 28,000 children below five years were expected to be immunised and called on stakeholders especially mothers to ensure that their children benefited.

Mr Bernard Ofosu, Asante-Akim South District Disease Control Officer and Programme Co-ordinator, noted that vantage points in the communities would be used for the exercise instead of the house-to-house methods used in the past.

He said all the necessary preparation for the exercise had been made and urged parents to bring their children for the programme. 27 Oct. 06