Egypt launches national measles and rubella vaccination campaign

Egypt has launched its national measles and rubella vaccination campaign across multiple governorates on Sunday, running for three weeks.

• Egypt's Health Ministry launched the campaign on October 25, targeting Egyptian and non-Egyptian children aged 9 months to 10 years.
• In Qalyubia, the campaign aims to vaccinate about 1.2 million children through 842 teams, opened by secretary general Jihan Masoud on behalf of the governor.
• In South Sinai, health undersecretary Hitham Al-Shanhahab said 82 fixed and mobile teams would vaccinate 37,773 children with 202 medical staff deployed.
• Vaccination is free at health units and offices, schools, nurseries and through mobile medical teams across the participating governorates.
• A health official said more than 5,000 vaccination points and 286 sub-warehouses across Egypt's 27 governorates will support the campaign.
• The Health Ministry also set up a hotline for public inquiries about the measles and rubella vaccination.