“Namibia: Minister Launches Measles, Polio Immunization Drive”

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Namibia’s Health and Social Services minister, Libertina Amathila, launched this week a national measles and polio immunization campaign. For the first round, children between the ages of zero and 59 months will receive the oral polio vaccine, the measles vaccine, and vitamin A supplements in eight regions of the country. A second round of immunizations will be held in those regions late next month.

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