UNICEF & RWA
- UNICEF supports $2 million campaign to immunise Rwandan children against
measles (20/02/2003)
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UNICEF
supports $2 million campaign to immunise Rwandan children against
measles
High turn-out
during first week of campaign |
KIGALI, RWANDA, 18 February 2003 UNICEF is supporting a
major campaign in Rwanda to immunise over 3 million children against measles.
The campaign is part of a global initiative to reduce child mortality and
morbidity caused by the disease. The campaign, which runs from 10th to 23rd
February 2003, targets children age 9 months to 15 years. Children below 5
years will also receive a supplementary dose of vitamin A.
The campaign, which is supported by the
Government of Rwanda, UNICEF,
WHO,
Red Cross and Centre for Disease Control (CDC), was launched at Nemba, in
Ruhengeri Province, by the First Lady, Mrs Janette Kagame. She also broadcast
an appeal to parents, urging them to ensure that they bring their children for
vaccination.
Speaking at the launch, the UNICEF Representative, Mr.
Theophane Nikyema, said "The present campaign is a tremendous public health
initiative undertaken by the Government of Rwanda to promote the health of the
population, most particularly of children whose healthy development is
indispensable for the future prosperity of the Rwandan society. Protecting
Rwandan children against measles is one of the simplest but most effective
ways of making inroads into the country's high child mortality rate".
The two week campaign is the culmination of several
months of careful planning and preparation, requiring the collaboration of
several ministries and supporting organisations. In communities, volunteer
health workers have moved from house to house to inform people of the campaign
and ensure that no child is left out. Vaccination points have been set up in
clinics across the country and mobile teams have gone from school to school to
vaccinate the children.
UNICEF has provided all the necessary vaccines for the
campaign, along with injection material and new equipment for keeping the
vaccine cold up to the point of distribution. Radio and television
announcements have been prepared and thousands of leaflets, posters and
T-shirts printed, as part of a mass mobilisation campaign. In all, some
$2,145,331 have been spent on the campaign. Funding was provided by CDC.
Initial results at the end of the first week of the
campaign are highly encouraging, with some health districts already having
reached 100% coverage. The second week will ensure that this figure is
approached throughout the country, so that children in Rwanda no longer have
to suffer the effects of this deadly disease.
For further information, please contact:
The Representative, UNICEF, B.P. 381, Kigali, Rwanda
Telephone: 250-573209, Fax: 250-573024, e-mail:
tnikyema@unicef.org;
pedwards@unicef.org; or
cngoboka@unicef.org
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