Huambo, 04/28 - About 165, 286 children were
immunized against measles in Angola`s
central Huambo province, during the first
stage of the national campaign against this
illness.
According to a local public health
representative, Salomão Ernesto, Huambo city
alone went beyond expectations with 88, 529
children vaccinated against the 70,000
predicted.
During the first stage of the national
vaccination campaign against measles, Huambo
province expected to immunize an overall
526, 373 children aged between 9 month and
15 years old.
The second stage of thiecampaign will be on
May 03-09.
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