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April 14, 2003
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS
"UNICEF, WHO Assist Zambia in Measles Immunization"
Xinhua News Agency (202.84.17.11/en/main.htm) (04/12/03)
Zambia's national measles immunization campaign, scheduled for the second week in June, is being funded by $3 million from UNICEF, $1.4 million from the World Health Organization, and about $20,000 from the Zambian government. UNICEF is also donating 6,000 cold boxes, more than 5,000 ice packs, 7 million doses of the measles vaccine, 6 million auto-distract syringes, vehicles, safety boxes, and a team of health and social mobilization staff. The campaign will involve more than 1,200 vaccination posts and is targeting children under the age of 15.
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