The campaign aims to highlight the role of vaccination in child health and development.

The initiative follows a decline in the number of children vaccinated with the Penta 3 vaccine last year compared to previous years in the municipality.
The vaccine, administered in three doses, with the final dose at 14 weeks, protects against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, haemophilus influenzae type B, and hepatitis B.

Madam Edith Awudor, NCCE Municipal Director for Ga West, said the event was part of the African Vaccination and Child Health Promotion Week.
She said that the campaign was to support the GHS efforts to sensitise parents about the importance of early childhood vaccination.

“Our goal is prevention – ensuring children don’t suffer from diseases that are entirely preventable through timely immunisation,” she added.

Madam Lucy Akafia, Disease Control Officer, Ga West Municipal Health Directorate, urged caregivers to ensure infants receive all required vaccinations and are regularly weighed.
She stressed that these practices support infant growth and well-being.

“We are engaging everybody—the mother, the father…we call it male involvement. We expect that if the mother is not there, the father can bring the child to the weighing,” she said.

Madam Akafia said continuous public education would help achieve the 95 per cent vaccination target and herd immunity in the municipality.

“We can be able to achieve our target through education and also we can be able to achieve our herd immunity,” she stated.

Child Health Promotion Week, celebrated every May, raises awareness of exclusive breastfeeding, immunisation, and maternal healthcare.

This year’s theme is “Every Child Deserves a Healthy Future. Invest in your Child, Attend Weighing Regularly.”