Global immunization begins on Tuesday
Monday, 23 April 2012 05:54 Muna Tesfai Health >>> . A massive global immunization campaign kicks off on Tuesday 24th April. The vaccination programme will be against the six killer child diseases which include Measles, Polio, Tuberculosis, Diphtheria, Tetnus and Whooping Cough. The campaign will last six days and will be conducted in a total of one hundred and twelve countries and territories in the areas of the Americas, Eastern Mediterranean and Europe. The immunization week is to promote national and cross-border activities in a collaborative effort to prevent diseases and save lives. This is the first time a simultaneous immunization campaign is being conducted. Dr. Anthony Laku the director for Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in the national ministry of Health urged mothers to take their children for immunization to prevent them from contracting diseases. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
