"Zimbabwe: New Measles Campaign to Net More Children"

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Measles is the leading fatal disease among children in Zimbabwe, and UNICEF is planning to launch a follow-up measles immunization campaign this week to catch the thousands of children who were not vaccinated during last year's campaign. "Last year there was a shortage of resources such as syringes and needles," said UNICEF health consultant Eugen Manyora, explaining the failure of last year's 10-day campaign to achieve more than 80 percent of its target of 2 million children under age five. "Also, a resource-strapped awareness campaign can be attributed to the program's failure to meet its goal." UNICEF has provided $257 million to Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health and Child Welfare to cover 16 districts for the immunization effort.

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