Collective urged to help lessen burden of preventable communicable diseases, says Brunei Minister


BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, April 25 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): All tiers of society have been urged to work collectively to help reduce the global burden of preventable communicable diseases through vaccination.

Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham Haji Jaafar (pic) made this call in his message to mark World Immunisation Week 2021, adding, “This is crucial and relevant, especially when the country is being threatened by the Covid-19 pandemic.”

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