“Congo: Belgium Gives $2 Million to Fight Measles”

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Cooperation Belge, a Belgian aid agency, has donated $2 million for a measles vaccination project in the Equateur Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Already, solar-powered refrigerators for the vaccines have been set up in five northern health zones of the province. UNICEF said the Belgian donation would also help purchase medical equipment and medicine for area health centers. The vaccination effort is part of a UNICEF project launched last year to provide urgent medical care to individuals in northern Equateur's Mongala District.

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