Hospital-based immunization clinics have been opened in 98 hospitals, which have 100 beds or more throughout the regions and states starting in the month of May.

Dr Myint Htwe, Union Minister for the Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS) said hospital-based immunization program is one of the priorities of his ministry.

Speaking at the launching ceremony of the program at Yangon Children’s Hospital on Friday (May 5), he said that “some hospitals such as this one and Yangon Central Women Hospital had been providing routine immunization programs in the past.

“Now, 98 other hospitals have introduced the immunization clinics to enable people to be immunized and get vaccines.”

Dr Myint Htwe said that the MOHS would ensure everyone gets the proper immunization protection by cooperating with regional authorities and residents, by educating parents on the benefits, and opening up such clinics as well as improving facilities at these centres.

Dr Htar Htar Lin, deputy director of the program at the Department of Public Health, said that about 80 percent to 90pc of the population has been immunized but between 10 and 20pc are still missed out.

“Children who missed the immunization are from conflict and remote areas as well as those from migrant families in suburban areas,” she said.

Every child under the age of five can take the vaccines in hospitals if they miss out during routine operations of the immunization program, she said.

The MOHS provides 10 types of vaccines during the routine immunization program for children under five.

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