Ntungamo,Uganda – Ntungamo District has joined the nationwide Measles and Rubella vaccination campaign that will run from October 1 to 5, 2026, targeting children aged 9 to 59 months.
The exercise started today at the district headquarters with the training of sub-county and town council healthcare supervisors to equip them with the necessary techniques and skills to run the campaign effectively.
According to the Deputy District Health Officer, Sister Beatrice Chemisto, sub-county and town council chairpersons will also be trained tomorrow on how to coordinate and monitor the campaign in their areas of jurisdiction.
Sister Chemisto explained that on October 1 and 2, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., the team will vaccinate school-going children, from October 3 to 4 they will vaccinate children in the communities, and on October 5 they will carry out a mop-up exercise in areas that will have been skipped.
She appealed to all parents to embrace the exercise, noting that the vaccines are scientifically proven and have no side effects on children.
Ntungamo District Senior Health Educator, Twesigye Nesterio, disclosed that Rukoni West, Rukoni East, Kitwe Town Council and Nyakyera Town Council were the first to register the measles outbreak in the district.
Twesigye also pointed out Kafunjo-Mirama Town Council and Kibatsi Sub-county as areas with fake religious cults that usually decampaign such exercises, warning that those involved risk arrest.
