Rabat – As part of its proactive strategy to stop the spread of epidemics and fortify resistance, Morocco’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection announced today the launch of a massive nationwide campaign to increase measles vaccination rates.
According to a press release from the Ministry, this program aims to bring child immunization rates back to what they were before the Covid-19 epidemic, which caused a decline in vaccine coverage rates in most of the Kingdom’s regions and provinces.
In order to make sure that children between the ages of nine and eighteen months receive the necessary measles doses, the Ministry is advising all families, particularly parents and guardians, to quickly examine their children’s medical records at health facilities and private clinics.
It also stressed the need to administer two doses of vaccine to children who have not yet been vaccinated, while completing the doses for those who have only received one.
The ministry’s initiative is part of its communication strategy to monitor the epidemiological evolution of measles and its ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of epidemiological diseases while safeguarding public health.
The same source noted that the ministry had kept an eye on the measles cases that were popping up in Morocco, indicating that the virus was likely spreading elsewhere.
The Ministry urges all concerned parties to actively engage in this operation and to visit health centers to acquire the vaccination free of charge. This indicates the campaign’s significance as a preventative step from the Ministry to shield residents and society from the risk of measles.
The same source explained that measles is a threat to every country, increasing the risk of epidemics and exposing unvaccinated children to risks that could, regrettably, result in death. For this reason, the World Health Organization (WHO) has continued to warn of the global decline in surveillance and vaccination rates, the statement concluded.
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