Third ‘Big Catch-Up’ launched in Sindh to cover children missed in routine immunisation
IV Report KARACHI: Sindh, along with other provinces, is set to launch the third round of its additional routine immunisation campaign—Big Catch-Up Round 3—targeting children aged 2 to 5 years across all 30 districts of the province. The 24-day campaign will begin on July 14, amid directives from senior health officials to ensure measurable and tangible outcomes, according to a campaign official. The campaign aims to vaccinate 1.5 million children against 12 preventable diseases, with the support of a large-scale operational workforce and updated micro-plans. Chairing a high-level meeting in this regard, Sindh Health Secretary Rehan Iqbal Baloch underscored that the campaign was not a routine exercise but a critical initiative to reach children who may have missed their regular vaccinations. “Our focus is on children aged 2 to 5 years who are feared to have missed routine immunisations. This round must produce results,” he said, urging district officials to update micro-plans, d...