"Japan to Provide $5 Million for Children's Health in Afghanistan"
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"Japan to Provide $5 Million for
Children's Health in Afghanistan" Xinhua News Agency (202.84.17.11/en/main.htm)
(02/27/03)
A UNICEF campaign against
vaccine-preventable diseases among children in Afghanistan received about $5
million in funding from the Japanese government. The money will be used to
purchase vaccines and equipment required for the Project of Infections Disease
Prevention for Children. Last year, 10 million Afghan children between the ages
of six months and 12 years received measles vaccinations and 6 million children
were immunized against polio.
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