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Ethiopia: Nationwide measles vaccination campaign integrates other live-saving interventions
Announcing the news, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that it has already begun contacting communities to ensure a smooth operation. Measles, which is preventable, remains a major health problem in Ethiopia, with several outbreaks reported in different parts of the country, the UN health agency said. Vaccinations are planned across the nation for a total of 15.5 million youngsters aged nine to 59 months, including in hard-to-reach places affected by drought and conflict. Integrating other interventions…
Read MoreCOVID-19 fuels slowest rate of childhood vaccination in three decades, leaving millions at risk |
The figures released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, show the percentage of children who received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP3) – a marker for immunization coverage within and across countries – fell five points between 2019 and 2021, to 81 per cent. 1⃣8⃣…
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