The national immunisation coverage survey kicked off on Monday in all governorates of the Sultanate of Oman.

The survey is implemented by the Ministry of Health (MoH), represented by the Directorate General for Disease Surveillance and Control and runs until 19 March.

The national survey targets children less than (5) years and mothers with children less than (5) years.

The national immunisation coverage survey took off from Sayyida Fatima bint Ali Mosque in Al Hail, the Wilayat of Al Seeb, with the presence of Dr. Thamra Said Al Ghafri, Director General of Health Services of Muscat Governorate along with Bader Saif Al Rawahi, Director of Communicable Diseases Control and a number of MOH officials.