MoPH, partners celebrate World Immunization Week

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), in cooperation with the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), Sidra Medicine and the private health sector, celebrates the World Immunization Week during the period from April 24 to 30.

The celebration aims to highlight the importance of access to vaccines and how immunization can save the lives of community members from fatal diseases, as well as support community members and their children to obtain immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases.

This year’s celebrations are organized under the theme “A Long Life for All”, which was selected by the World Health Organization (WHO).

In these circumstances, awareness is intensified through various types of media with the aim of raising public awareness on the importance of vaccination, its vital role in eliminating contagious diseases, and increase vaccination rates.

In addition, awareness messages will be displayed on screens inside several malls, PHCC centers and private clinics as well as disseminating awareness messages on vaccines on social media.