A national awareness-raising campaign entitled “Vaccinated=Protected” will be carried out in a number of grocery stores until the end of March. The event is aimed at increasing the vaccination rate to 95%, which is the optimal level that ensures the population’s protection against infectious diseases that can be prevented by immunization, IPN reports, with reference to the Ministry of Health.
The citizens are informed about the importance of vaccination by teams consisting of public health specialists, students and residents of “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
In Moldova, the persons have free access to vaccination services. The national immunization calendar includes 13 vaccine-preventable diseases.
The information campaign is conducted by the Ministry of Health, the National Public Health Agency and the World Health Organization in Moldova, with financial support from the European Union.
