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WHO Director-General inspects vaccination center

The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gebreas, has observed the vaccination center


Nepalnews
2022 Apr 22, 15:36, Kathmandu

On Friday, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Gebreas inspected the vaccination center at Patan Secondary School. The vaccination center is currently administering typhoid vaccine to children above 15 months and under 15 years of age.

The government has been conducting a vaccination campaign against typhoid by setting up vaccination centers in various schools across the country since April 10. This campaign will run till April 30. The government is also conducting vaccination against the coronavirus from vaccination centers.

While inspecting the vaccination center, Director General Gabrias met with Mayor of Lalitpur Metropolitan City Chiribabu Maharjan. Speaking to media persons after the meeting, Mayor Maharjan said that Director General Gabrias had observed the success of Nepal against COVID-19.


In this Monday, May 24, 2021 file photo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organisation, speaks at the WHO headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland. The head of WHO said Thursday, July 15 that he is asking China to be more transparent as scientists search for the origins of the coronavirus and acknowledged it was premature to rule out that the pandemic may have been linked to a laboratory leak. (Photo via AP)
In this Monday, May 24, 2021 file photo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organisation, speaks at the WHO headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland. The head of WHO said Thursday, July 15 that he is asking China to be more transparent as scientists search for the origins of the coronavirus and acknowledged it was premature to rule out that the pandemic may have been linked to a laboratory leak. (Photo via AP)

Mayor Maharjan said, "This is an observation tour of the good work we have done against COVID-19. This is very important for us. His visit will definitely be a leap forward in the health sector in the future. During today's visit, I hope that the Government of Nepal, through the Lalitpur Metropolitan City and the WHO, will receive additional support for such programs in the future.

During the meeting, Mayor Maharjan informed that Director General Gabrias expressed his commitment to provide more assistance in the field of public health in Nepal in the coming days. 


In this Monday, March 9, 2020 file photo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organisation speaks during a news conference, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. When the WHO declared the coronavirus a pandemic one year ago Thursday, March 11 it did so only after weeks of resisting the term and maintaining the highly infectious virus could still be stopped. A year later, the UN agency is still struggling to keep on top of the evolving science of COVID-19, to persuade countries to abandon their nationalistic tendencies and help get vaccines where they’re needed most. (Photo via AP)
In this Monday, March 9, 2020 file photo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organisation speaks during a news conference, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. When the WHO declared the coronavirus a pandemic one year ago Thursday, March 11 it did so only after weeks of resisting the term and maintaining the highly infectious virus could still be stopped. A year later, the UN agency is still struggling to keep on top of the evolving science of COVID-19, to persuade countries to abandon their nationalistic tendencies and help get vaccines where they’re needed most. (Photo via AP)

The government estimates that about 7.5 million children will benefit from the ongoing vaccination campaign.

During his visit to Nepal, Director General Gabrias on Thursday called on Health and Population Minister Birodh Khatiwada, Foreign Minister Dr. Narayan Khadka and other high-ranking officials. He is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba today.


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