165,286 Huambo Children Immunized Against Measles

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Title: 165,286 Huambo Children Immunized Against Measles
Source: ANGOP
Date: April 28, 2003
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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