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November 18, 2002
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS
"Mosharraf--Hepatitis"
United News of Bangladesh (www.asianetnews.net) (11/17/02)
Bangladesh's health minister, Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, announced Sunday that an upcoming hepatitis B vaccination program will target all children under one year of age in the country. The nationwide effort follows a pilot hepatitis B vaccination program that was conducted in six districts: Feni, Moulvibazar, Joypurhat, Pirojpur, Jessore, and Faridpur
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