x

Sindh to begin coronavirus vaccine drive from Feb 3: Nasir Shah

Sindh Information and Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Friday said that Sindh will start a COVID-19 vaccination drive from Wednesday, February 3.

He was addressing a press conference at the Sindh Assembly, during which he said that the federal government has received about 500,000 vaccine doses from China, out of which Sindh has received 82,359 doses.

“In the first phase of the vaccination drive, front line healthcare workers will be inoculated, ” he said. “The Sindh health department has allocated Rs1.5 billion for COVID-19 vaccine.”

Nasir Shah said that the chief minister of Sindh has also earmarked a separate budget for the purpose. 

“Sindh CM has also written a letter to prime minister Imran Khan regarding the procurement of the vaccine,” the Sindh information minister said, adding that in the beginning, vaccines will be distributed in 10 districts of the province.

Nasir Hussain Shah added that the Centre is yet to permit the Sindh government to purchase the vaccine.

“We want to vaccinate the people of Sindh free of charge,” the minister said. 

The minister also touched upon the topic of cleanliness in Karachi and said that there has been “considerable improvement” in this regard.

He lamented that the Centre is yet to give Sindh its due share of Rs72 billion

Hot this week

NSUK Alumni Boost Campus Healthcare with N3.2m Medical Donation

By Abel Zwanke, LafiaThe Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK)...

Wike Arrives Dubai for 2025 Asia Pacific Cities Summit and Mayors’ Forum Meetings

By Joyce Remi-BabayejuThe Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister,...

INSPIRATION: Do Not Let Life Define You

With Mary EwaThough bashed, pained, rejected, and even abandoned,...

Kaduna Partners REA to Boost Renewable Energy Access, Drive Industrial Growth

By Achadu Gabriel, KadunaThe Kaduna State Government, under the...

NIPR Institutes Annual PRICE Awards, Fixes 7th December for the Ceremony

PRESS RELEASEThe Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR)...

The State of Education and Youth Development in Delta State

By High Chief Sheriff George Mulade T. 400-Level International Relations...

Ethiopia and Eritrea: Lessons from a Long Road to Peace

After gaining independence in 1993, Eritrea and Ethiopia initially...

Bandits Kill HEKAN Clergyman, Abduct Over 20 Worshippers in Kaduna Attack

By Achadu Gabriel, KadunaArmed bandits have once again attacked...

Two in Five Girls in Kogi Suffer Sexual Abuse — NGO

By Noah Ocheni, LokojaThe Executive Director of Protect the...

CP Kankarofi Assumes Duty in Kogi, Seeks Citizens’ Cooperation to Tackle Crime

By Noah Ocheni, LokojaThe new Commissioner of Police in...

Related Articles

Popular Categories

spot_imgspot_img