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BURKINA FASO: Meningitis epidemics in vaccinated areas

BURKINA FASO: Meningitis epidemics in vaccinated areas

africa » burkina faso » ouagadougou
IRIN http://www.irinnews.org
Monday, April 14, 2008
People vaccinated against meningitis are supposed to haveprotection for three years but health officials have announced that meningitisepidemics have...
meningitis, protection, epidemic, bacteria, cases, experts, vaccination
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BURKINA FASO: Meningitis epidemics in vaccinated areas

BURKINA FASO: Meningitis epidemics in vaccinated areas

africa » burkina faso » ouagadougou
Saturday, April 12, 2008
People vaccinated against meningitis are supposed to have protection for three years but health officials have announced that meningitis epidemics...
meningitis, epidemic, vaccination, bacteria, infection
(6 views)
COTE D'IVOIRE: Unprepared to respond fully to meningitis threat

COTE D'IVOIRE: Unprepared to respond fully to meningitis threat

africa » ivory coast » bouna
IRIN
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Some 172 cases of meningitis have been reported in Cote d’Ivoire and 44 deaths since the beginning of January, but with only 400,000 vaccines...
meningitis, vaccination, vaccine, health, epidemic
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AELP launches compensation programme

africa » gambia
Monday, January 14, 2008
The Africa Emergency Locust Project (AELP), Gambia Office, last Thursday, January, 10th, 2008, launched the Crop Loss Compensation  Programme...
NGOs, AELP, NCD, compensation, vaccination, beneficiaries, distribution, agricultural, ruminants
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Sukuta Health Centre Organise Open Day: Vaccination Saves Lives

Sukuta Health Centre Organise Open Day: Vaccination Saves Lives

africa » gambia » sukuta
The Point
Monday, December 17, 2007
Sukuta Health Centre recently organised an open day vaccination programme aimed at saving lives. The programme was organised by the MRC unit in...
programme, vaccination, health center, diseases, open day
(46 views)

Measles campaign covers 375 villages in URR

africa » gambia
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
In a spirited drive to totally eradicate measles in the region, 375 villages in the Upper River Region (URR) with a joint population of 36,000...
measles, vaccination, population, campaign, children, URR, immunisation
(33 views)
Red Cross Volunteers Prepared For Measles Campaign

Red Cross Volunteers Prepared For Measles Campaign

africa » gambia » kanifing
The Point
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
At least 44 (forty four) Red Cross volunteers were, over the weekend, prepared for a measles immunization campaign which will reach out to...
red cross, measles, vaccination
(17 views)
HORN OF AFRICA: The pastoralist way of life – a fragile future for millions of children

HORN OF AFRICA: The pastoralist way of life – a fragile future for millions of children

africa
IRIN
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Pastoralist children in the Horn of Africa face some of the greatest challenges and are among the most vulnerable in the world, according to a new...
editors, choice, children, pastoralist, UN, Unicef, communication, vaccination, health care
(37 views)
SUDAN: New polio case sparks vaccination programme

SUDAN: New polio case sparks vaccination programme

africa » sudan
IRIN
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
UN agencies and Sudanese health officials began a two-day countrywide polio immunisation campaign on 23 October, following reports of a new case of...
regional, UN, agencies, health, polio, campaign, WHO, vaccination
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DRC: Vaccination campaign for displaced in North Kivu

DRC: Vaccination campaign for displaced in North Kivu

africa » dem rep congo » kinshasa
IRIN
Friday, September 14, 2007
A vaccination campaign targeting thousands of displaced children and pregnant women is to commence next week in a camp in North Kivu, eastern...
regional, vaccination, campaign, children, pregnant women, measles, UN, Unicef, programme, medicine
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