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July 07, 2003
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS
“Cameroon: Doctors to Hunt for Patients to Vaccinate”
Africa News Service (www.allafrica.com) (07/03/03)
The Reach Every District (RED) approach to immunization in Cameroon, which
emphasizes focusing on the different districts in the country, is an
attempt to increase the immunization coverage rate from 60 percent.
Participants in a recent workshop explained problems hindering immunization
specific to each district, such as bad roads, no equipment, lack of
transportation facilities, and communication lapses. Healthcare workers in
each district in Cameroon will concentrate this year on increasing routine
vaccination coverage with supplementary vaccination against poliomyelitis
and maternal and neonatal tetanus.
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