Kathmandu, May 2 -- Parents of children under five who have not completed the routine immunisation list have been urged to inoculate their children in the ongoing nationwide campaign that began on April 14.

The month-long campaign aims to increase the coverage of routine immunisation, which has slumped in recent years compared to the past.

"Like last year, a nationwide immunisation campaign has been launched this year also," said Dr Ramesh Kanta Adhikari, senior immunisation expert and a member of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee. "Children under five can receive the vaccines they missed during the routine schedule."

Childhood immunisation is the number one priority of the government, under which 13 types of vaccines are gi...