Rukum (East) has been declared as a fully immunised district as all children have been vaccinated. Established as the youngest district of the country, Rukum (East) has been declared as the 61st fully immunised district.
The district was declared a fully immunised district by organising a programme in the premises of Sisne Rural Municipality by District Health Office and the District Immunisation Coordination Committee on Wednesday after all children of the district got fully vaccinated.
Signing the commitment letter, Speaker of Lumbini Province, Purna Bahadur Gharti, declared the district a fully immunised zone.
According to the Health Office, Rukum (East), the district was declared a fully immunised district after full doses of vaccine were ensured to 1,300 children up to 15 months and 934 children from 16 to 23 months of age in the district.
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