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Million Benguela Kids Vaccinated Against Measles

Angola Press Agency (Luanda)

April 18, 2003
Posted to the web April 18, 2003

Benguela

About one million children from nine months to 15 years of age will be vaccinated against measles in the Angolan central coastal Benguela Province during the national campaign being executed countrywide from April 21 to May 19.

Of the above total, about 300,000 will be vaccinated in the port city of Lobito, said the local public health adviser, Francisco Manuel, who confirmed that 400,000 vaccines doses are available for Lobito's campaign which is to involve as many as 900 specialists.

According to the source, at least three cars will be working for the Mass Vaccination Programme (Pav), during the three phases of the campaign, which will also reach areas formerly considered as of difficult access.

Simultaneous to the vaccination work, children will also receive vitamin A in order to prevent them from going blind.

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