"Zimbabwe: Two Million to Be Vaccinated Against Measles"
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Between July 2 and July 9, a one-week program in
which almost 2 million children in Zimbabwe
under the age of five will receive immunizations against measles and vitamin A
supplements will begin as a follow-up to another measles vaccination program
carried out in 1998. The program is being conducted by the Ministry of Health
and Child Welfare with assistance from UNICEF. As a result of expanding
populations and health personnel shortages, the measles immunization rate in the
country has dropped by between 2 percent and 3 percent, and next month's
vaccination week will hopefully get the country back on track in terms of
measles coverage, says Deputy Minister of Health and Child Welfare David
Parirenya-twa.
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