"Kenya: Some 59 Affected by Measles"

Immunization Newsbriefs (c) Copyright Information Inc., Bethesda, MD. Brought to you by the National Network for Immunization Information (NNii). Visit NNii's new website at http://www.immunizationinfo.org.

 

------------------------------------------------------------

 

June 10, 2002

 

INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS

 

"Kenya: Some 59 Affected by Measles"

Africa News Service (www.allafrica.com) (06/07/02); Mkawale, Steven

 

Since January, at least 59 mild cases of measles have been counted in Kenya's Rift Valley among children between the ages of eight and 15 years, says Dr. Kipruto Chesang, the Provincial Medical Officer of Health.  The Ministry of Health has consequently deployed an immunization drive in the area, focusing on some 3.8 million children aged nine months to 15 years, according to Chesang.  Chesang says the ministry has allocated 4.4 million doses of measles vaccine for the immunization drive that started June 6, and it will hire some 3,700 health workers from the private sector to assist the campaign.

Vaccination News Home Page

ALL INFORMATION, DATA, AND MATERIAL CONTAINED, PRESENTED, OR PROVIDED HERE IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS REFLECTING THE KNOWLEDGE OR OPINIONS OF THE PUBLISHER, AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED OR INTENDED AS PROVIDING MEDICAL OR LEGAL ADVICE.  THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO VACCINATE IS AN IMPORTANT AND COMPLEX ISSUE AND SHOULD BE MADE BY YOU, AND YOU ALONE, IN CONSULTATION WITH YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.