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Anti polio campaign under way in southern Somalia
(SomaliNet) A new anti-polio campaign began on Sunday in the Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia as medical staffs are visiting all the villages and districts of the region. The campaign is to eradicate the polio, one of the six fatal diseases that kill children. It will cover whole the region of lower Shabelle. In settlements of Afgoi, Wanlaweyn, Merca, Qoryoley, Sablale and Kutuwarey medical teams were seen giving preventive medicine to to children under the age of 5. People trained for the campaign were also involved in the prevention operations. The anti polio campaign incorporated by UN World Health Organization (WHO) and United Childrens Fund (UNICEF) was designed to eliminate polio in southern Somalia. In Somalia thousands of children were paralyzed by the polio disease as the doctors advise parents to give their children the anti polio drugs. Posted by: Fred 2007-02-26 |
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