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1976, April 15 – Oval Office – The White House – Washington, DC – Gerald R. Ford, Rep. Dan Flood (D-PA), Sec. F. David Mathews, Rep. Paul G. Rogers (D-FL) – GRF making remarks at desk; others standing behind; signing bill, handshaking – Signing Ceremony for H.J. Resolution 890, The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill; Swine Flu Immunization Bill; Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (DHEW); US Representatives (D-FL) (D-PA)
Traditionally, only women were responsible for child health, but slowly, the picture is changing. This father is waiting with his daughter outside Alupe District Hospital so she can receive her routine immunizations.
Facts about Immunization for Polio..!!!
Polio is a very dangerous health problem which is found globally. To prevent Polio Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) should be taken at the correct time. IPV is made from wild poliovirus of each serotype which is killed in formalin.
1. Generally, 3 spaced doses are applied to produce sufficient levels of seroconversion, and a booster dose is added during late childhood.
2. IPV has been used favorably in the polio elimination programs in a few countries but until recently most of the countries have used the oral polio vaccine.
3. IPV provides serum immunity to all three types of poliovirus, and thus this result in protection against paralytic poliomyelitis.
Disclaimer*
This is a general guidance tip! Each and every person’s condition might be different, It would be wise to consult your physician before you put any into practice.
A nurse from township public health department injects measles and rubella vaccine to Chu Myat Thazin (2), during the expanded program on immunization (measles, rubella) Myanmar at Shwe Pyi Thar township, Ward (5) Administration office on November 26,2019.
Staff attended the 2022 National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit in Person Meeting Nov 2-3. The theme was "Improving Adult Immunizations to Sustain Progress Accomplished During the Pandemic".
Left to right: Mary Huynh, CDC Senior Public Health Advisor, Office of Immunization; Nicole Rhodes, Health Educator, Office of Public Affairs and Equity; Tabatha Norton, Adult Vaccine Coordinator, Office of Immunization
Infrastructure that caters vaccines in the state of Rajasthan. Timely immunization is integral to child survival that prevents child deaths. It is imperative to have an appropriate storage and supply system in place for vaccine. Image is a part of the Critical Analysis Skills Programme (CASP) that UNICEF launched as pilot for students of Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) New Delhi , in public health journalism and communication; where student were taken on an exposure visit to Jaipur from October 1-3, 2015. . While visiting the State Vaccine Store in Jaipur students were explained about the cold chain management and its relevance and importance in Routine Immunization (RI) programmes. Students also witnessed the system of storage, management and supply of vaccines in entire Rajasthan and its contribution in saving lives of millions of children.
Upasana Society in association with Rotaract club of Caduceus and MBBS and Physiotherapy students of other colleges carried out Immunization awareness camp at Kandivali East, Thakur complex on 13th February 2016. Around 50 to 60 kids got their general body check up done and finally tetanus vaccination was given to the kids from the nearby government center.
The camp started at 10:00 am and got done by around 2:30pm. Some of the girls were even given information about menstrual hygiene and will be soon provided with free sanitary napkins.
Thanks to Christina Lobo and Prince Tiwari for being there.
1976, August 12 – Cabinet Room – The White House – Washington, DC – Gerald R. Ford, UnderSec. Marjorie Lynch, HEW Secretary F. David Mathews, Rep. Tim Lee Carter, AsstSec. For Health Dr. Theodore Cooper, Gen. Counsel William H. Taft IV, AsstGen. Counsel Bernard Feiner – GRF seated at table, speaking; others standing behind – Signing Ceremony for S. 3735, The National Swine Flu Immunization Program of 1976; HEW officials; US Representative from Kentucky (KY)
On Thursday, July 25, 2019, local representatives from the government, education, health, medical and non-profit sectors will be visiting Operation Lone Star (OLS) to talk with local residents and health care professionals, and will be available for interviews. Please see the VIP Day agenda attached in this e-mail.
Officials who attended include: City of Laredo District 1 Council Member Rodolfo “Rudy” Gonzalez, Co-Interim City Manager Rosario Cabello, City of Laredo Health Director Dr. Hector Gonzalez, Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina, United I.S.D. Superintendent Roberto Santos, Texas State Guard, U.S. Public Health Service and others
Operation Lone Star was held at the United South High School 9th Grade Campus from Monday July 22 to Thursday, July 26, 2019, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and Friday, July 27 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
All services were free. The list of services includes: immunizations, vision and hearing screenings, blood pressure and glucose screenings, sports physicals, medical exams and dental services. Preventive health education and social services are also available.
OLS is a public health emergency mass care response exercise in collaboration with the Texas State Guard, Texas Department of State Health Services, U.S. Public Health Service, City of Laredo Health and in coordination with city and county officials. The exercise serves as a mass care clinic, as well it is simultaneously run in Webb, Cameron, Hidalgo and Starr Counties. We encourage the public to take advantage of all the free medical services.
LOT Community, the non-profit that helps companies of all sizes and throughout industries defend themselves in opposition to patent trolls by making a shared pool of patents to immunize themselves in opposition to them, as we speak introduced that TikTik guardian ByteDance is becoming a member of its group.
ByteDance has acquired its justifiable share of patents in recent times and is itself embroiled in a patent struggle with its rival Triller. That’s not what becoming a member of the LOT Community is about, although. ByteDance is becoming a member of a gaggle of firms right here that features the likes of IBM, the Coca-Cola Firm, Cisco, Lyft, Microsoft, Oracle, Goal, Tencent, Tesla, VW, Ford, Waymo, Xiaomi and Zelle. In whole, the group now has over 1,300 members.
As LOT CEO Ken Seddon instructed me, the six-year-old group had a report yr in 2020, with 574 firms becoming a member of it and bringing its set of immunized patents to over 3 million, together with 14% of all patents issued within the U.S.
Among the many core options of LOT, which solely fees members who make greater than $25 million in annual income, is that its members aren’t shedding management over the patents they add to the pool. They'll nonetheless purchase and commerce them as earlier than, but when they determine to promote to what the business calls a ‘patent assertion entity,’ (PAE) that's, a patent troll, they routinely present a free licence to that patent to each different member of the group.
www.newsworldexpress.com/2021/02/18/tiktok-parent-bytedan...
Bangui, Repubblica Centrafricana – Presso uno dei centri sanitari sostenuti dall’UNICEF , un poster informa e sensibilizza sull’importanza di far vaccinare tutti i bambini tra i 6 mesi e i 5 anni durante la campagna sanitaria integrata per la vaccinazione contro il morbillo, che prevede anche la somministrazione di vitamina A, di farmaci contro i parassiti intestinali, il monitoraggio dello stato nutrizionale e altri interventi di assistenza.
© UNICEF/NYHQ2013-0291/Matas
I think the girl was smiling more at me sticking the camera in her face, not at the needle going through her arm!
An outreach team brings COVID-19 vaccines to the community.
Photo credit: Anne Boher/MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity
Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank having group portrait with Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Chairman of the Board of GAVI (Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization) Alliance, Mohamed Beavogui, Director General of the African Risk Capacity Agency and delegates on January 11, 2016.
The meningitis vaccine is recommended for all seventh-graders and first-time students entering college. Meningitis is an inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. Bacterial meningitis is very serious and can be deadly. Death can occur in as little as a few hours. Most people recover from meningitis. However, permanent disabilities can result from the infection.
Pictured in the background is Mario Garcia, San Jacinto College pharmacy technician program director. Photo credit: Jeannie Peng Mansyur, San Jacinto College marketing, PR and government affairs department.
KINGS BAY, Ga (March 7, 2023) - Hospitalman Allesyn Welker administers a vaccine to a patient at Naval Branch Health Clinic King Bay’s Immunizations Clinic. Welker, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, says, “I enjoy getting to know the patients, giving them the information they need, and explaining the process along the way.” During the week of April 3-9, we recognize Public Health Week, used to recognize the critical role of public health in the health and safety of communities. (U.S. Navy photo by Deidre Smith, Naval Hospital Jacksonville/Released). #FacesofNHJax
The flu vaccine is recommended for everyone age 6 months and older. While seasonal influenza (flu) viruses can be detected year-round in the United States, flu viruses are most common during the fall and winter. The exact timing and duration of flu seasons can vary, but influenza activity often begins to increase in October. Most of the time flu activity peaks between December and February, although activity can last as late as May.
Photo credit: Jeannie Peng Mansyur, San Jacinto College marketing, PR and government affairs department.
Mohamed Mohud Hassan is the Head of Jawle Health Center in Garowe town.
Thef Jawle Health Center in Garowe town serves an area of over 33,000 people that includes many internally displaced persons (IDP) camps. The Health Center has a solar powered (on top of the roof on the right) cold chain storage unit to keep vaccines at the right temperature (blue box). On the right side of the center, mothers bring their children for vaccinations while on the left, the children are being screened and treated as outp1atient for malnutrition. The center has mother and child services, nutrition treatment and a pharmacy.
The cold chain storage is one year old and supported by UNICEF through a Chibania grant and the vaccinations, health worker trainings and some incentives are provided by UNCEF with thanks to GAVI. The mother and child maternal health (MCMH) services are supported through the UK Government and RUTF by USAID.
The main illnesses treated are diarrhoea, upper respitory infections and skin problems, Hassan said. They screen an average of 1000 children a month for malnutrition and admit around 30-40 children for moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and 20-30 for severe acute malnutrition (SAM). ©UNICEF Somalia/2022/Lisa Hill
Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff
Immunization options 2 of 2 photos-
Bailey Rogers, 4, of Red Deer looks on as her sister Raya, 6, gets her influenza Immunization via a nasal spray at the Westerner on Monday. After seeing the nasal spray option Bailey decided to go the traditional route and took a needle to her arm for her shot. Public immunization clinics continue this week at the Westerner today (Tuesday) Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Harvest Centre. Public Immunization clinics will continue at various locations in Red Deer until November 26. For school aged children the immunization via a nasal spray is new this year. Visit albertahealthservices.ca for more information.
Upasana Society in association with Rotaract club of Caduceus and MBBS and Physiotherapy students of other colleges carried out Immunization awareness camp at Kandivali East, Thakur complex on 13th February 2016. Around 50 to 60 kids got their general body check up done and finally tetanus vaccination was given to the kids from the nearby government center.
The camp started at 10:00 am and got done by around 2:30pm. Some of the girls were even given information about menstrual hygiene and will be soon provided with free sanitary napkins.
Thanks to Christina Lobo and Prince Tiwari for being there.
1976, March 21 – Cabinet Room – The White House – Washington, DC – Gerald R. Ford, F. David Mathews, Theodore Cooper, Cheney, Lynn, Cannon, Paul O'Neill, Jim Cavanaugh – seated at table; GRF and Mathews on one side – Meeting to Discuss a Possible Federal Initiative to Immunize all Americans against Swine Flu
Mass Polio Vaccination Campaign Supported by WHO and UNICEF Kicks Off in Iraq
11 August 2014 – Iraq has launched a polio immunization campaign aiming to protect over four million children under the age of 5 throughout the country against the crippling disease.
The four-day campaign, undertaken by the Ministry of Health with the support of WHO and UNICEF, is part of the national response to the re-emergence of the polio virus earlier this year which ended nearly 14 years of Iraq's polio-free status.
“This campaign comes at a critical time while the country is witnessing a huge internal exodus of children fleeing violence and turmoil,” said Marzio Babille, UNICEF Iraq Representative. “This is a top priority for UNICEF. No child should be missed. No child should be paralysed.”
The campaign aims to reach children in conflict zones, displaced communities and host populations. The on-going violence in the country has precipitated the internal displacement of nearly 1.2 million people since the beginning of the year. Almost 200,000 have been displaced only in the last three days alone. UNICEF estimates half of that number are children.
“As the violence spreads, children are being displaced up to three times with their families, often living in overcrowded conditions where they are at a much higher risk of contracting infectious diseases,” said Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain, WHO Iraq Representative. “WHO is working with the national health authorities and partners to ensure that the health of all vulnerable populations, especially children, is protected against diseases like Polio.”
With two cases of polio in Iraq and a relatively high number of unvaccinated children due to difficulties in accessing families and children, especially in conflict zones and due to social reservations, Iraq has now become vulnerable to a wider outbreak of the crippling and incurable disease. WHO and UNICEF are helping health authorities reach children in 12 governorates, including the three governorates in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq where approximately 250,000 Iraqi children and 125,000 Syrian children have taken refuge.
“Iraq is one of seven countries included in a consolidated polio response plan by WHO and UNICEF that aims to reach 25 million children in the region with repeated doses of the vaccine. Everything possible must be done to reach all children and end polio forever,” said Chris Maher, WHO manager for polio eradication.
For more Information, please contact:
Juliette Touma, on mission to UNICEF Iraq, jtouma@unicef.org, +964-780-9-288-265 or +962-79-867-4628
Karim El-Korany, UNICEF Iraq, kelkorany@unicef.org, +964-780-92-585-42
Bahaaeldin Elkoussy, WHO polio programme, elkoussyb@who.int, +201006019316
Ajyal Al-Sultany, WHO Iraq, sultanya@who.int, +964 7809 269 506
Upasana Society in association with Rotaract club of Caduceus and MBBS and Physiotherapy students of other colleges carried out Immunization awareness camp at Kandivali East, Thakur complex on 13th February 2016. Around 50 to 60 kids got their general body check up done and finally tetanus vaccination was given to the kids from the nearby government center.
The camp started at 10:00 am and got done by around 2:30pm. Some of the girls were even given information about menstrual hygiene and will be soon provided with free sanitary napkins.
Thanks to Christina Lobo and Prince Tiwari for being there.
Mass Polio Vaccination Campaign Supported by WHO and UNICEF Kicks Off in Iraq
11 August 2014 – Iraq has launched a polio immunization campaign aiming to protect over four million children under the age of 5 throughout the country against the crippling disease.
The four-day campaign, undertaken by the Ministry of Health with the support of WHO and UNICEF, is part of the national response to the re-emergence of the polio virus earlier this year which ended nearly 14 years of Iraq's polio-free status.
“This campaign comes at a critical time while the country is witnessing a huge internal exodus of children fleeing violence and turmoil,” said Marzio Babille, UNICEF Iraq Representative. “This is a top priority for UNICEF. No child should be missed. No child should be paralysed.”
The campaign aims to reach children in conflict zones, displaced communities and host populations. The on-going violence in the country has precipitated the internal displacement of nearly 1.2 million people since the beginning of the year. Almost 200,000 have been displaced only in the last three days alone. UNICEF estimates half of that number are children.
“As the violence spreads, children are being displaced up to three times with their families, often living in overcrowded conditions where they are at a much higher risk of contracting infectious diseases,” said Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain, WHO Iraq Representative. “WHO is working with the national health authorities and partners to ensure that the health of all vulnerable populations, especially children, is protected against diseases like Polio.”
With two cases of polio in Iraq and a relatively high number of unvaccinated children due to difficulties in accessing families and children, especially in conflict zones and due to social reservations, Iraq has now become vulnerable to a wider outbreak of the crippling and incurable disease. WHO and UNICEF are helping health authorities reach children in 12 governorates, including the three governorates in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq where approximately 250,000 Iraqi children and 125,000 Syrian children have taken refuge.
“Iraq is one of seven countries included in a consolidated polio response plan by WHO and UNICEF that aims to reach 25 million children in the region with repeated doses of the vaccine. Everything possible must be done to reach all children and end polio forever,” said Chris Maher, WHO manager for polio eradication.
For more Information, please contact:
Juliette Touma, on mission to UNICEF Iraq, jtouma@unicef.org, +964-780-9-288-265 or +962-79-867-4628
Karim El-Korany, UNICEF Iraq, kelkorany@unicef.org, +964-780-92-585-42
Bahaaeldin Elkoussy, WHO polio programme, elkoussyb@who.int, +201006019316
Ajyal Al-Sultany, WHO Iraq, sultanya@who.int, +964 7809 269 506
Mass Polio Vaccination Campaign Supported by WHO and UNICEF Kicks Off in Iraq
11 August 2014 – Iraq has launched a polio immunization campaign aiming to protect over four million children under the age of 5 throughout the country against the crippling disease.
The four-day campaign, undertaken by the Ministry of Health with the support of WHO and UNICEF, is part of the national response to the re-emergence of the polio virus earlier this year which ended nearly 14 years of Iraq's polio-free status.
“This campaign comes at a critical time while the country is witnessing a huge internal exodus of children fleeing violence and turmoil,” said Marzio Babille, UNICEF Iraq Representative. “This is a top priority for UNICEF. No child should be missed. No child should be paralysed.”
The campaign aims to reach children in conflict zones, displaced communities and host populations. The on-going violence in the country has precipitated the internal displacement of nearly 1.2 million people since the beginning of the year. Almost 200,000 have been displaced only in the last three days alone. UNICEF estimates half of that number are children.
“As the violence spreads, children are being displaced up to three times with their families, often living in overcrowded conditions where they are at a much higher risk of contracting infectious diseases,” said Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain, WHO Iraq Representative. “WHO is working with the national health authorities and partners to ensure that the health of all vulnerable populations, especially children, is protected against diseases like Polio.”
With two cases of polio in Iraq and a relatively high number of unvaccinated children due to difficulties in accessing families and children, especially in conflict zones and due to social reservations, Iraq has now become vulnerable to a wider outbreak of the crippling and incurable disease. WHO and UNICEF are helping health authorities reach children in 12 governorates, including the three governorates in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq where approximately 250,000 Iraqi children and 125,000 Syrian children have taken refuge.
“Iraq is one of seven countries included in a consolidated polio response plan by WHO and UNICEF that aims to reach 25 million children in the region with repeated doses of the vaccine. Everything possible must be done to reach all children and end polio forever,” said Chris Maher, WHO manager for polio eradication.
For more Information, please contact:
Juliette Touma, on mission to UNICEF Iraq, jtouma@unicef.org, +964-780-9-288-265 or +962-79-867-4628
Karim El-Korany, UNICEF Iraq, kelkorany@unicef.org, +964-780-92-585-42
Bahaaeldin Elkoussy, WHO polio programme, elkoussyb@who.int, +201006019316
Ajyal Al-Sultany, WHO Iraq, sultanya@who.int, +964 7809 269 506
Cleared up my immunization holds today, so I'm one step closer to going to school next month. :] This makes up for such a horrible weekend.
Upasana Society in association with Rotaract club of Caduceus and MBBS and Physiotherapy students of other colleges carried out Immunization awareness camp at Kandivali East, Thakur complex on 13th February 2016. Around 50 to 60 kids got their general body check up done and finally tetanus vaccination was given to the kids from the nearby government center.
The camp started at 10:00 am and got done by around 2:30pm. Some of the girls were even given information about menstrual hygiene and will be soon provided with free sanitary napkins.
Thanks to Christina Lobo and Prince Tiwari for being there.
Mass Polio Vaccination Campaign Supported by WHO and UNICEF Kicks Off in Iraq
11 August 2014 – Iraq has launched a polio immunization campaign aiming to protect over four million children under the age of 5 throughout the country against the crippling disease.
The four-day campaign, undertaken by the Ministry of Health with the support of WHO and UNICEF, is part of the national response to the re-emergence of the polio virus earlier this year which ended nearly 14 years of Iraq's polio-free status.
“This campaign comes at a critical time while the country is witnessing a huge internal exodus of children fleeing violence and turmoil,” said Marzio Babille, UNICEF Iraq Representative. “This is a top priority for UNICEF. No child should be missed. No child should be paralysed.”
The campaign aims to reach children in conflict zones, displaced communities and host populations. The on-going violence in the country has precipitated the internal displacement of nearly 1.2 million people since the beginning of the year. Almost 200,000 have been displaced only in the last three days alone. UNICEF estimates half of that number are children.
“As the violence spreads, children are being displaced up to three times with their families, often living in overcrowded conditions where they are at a much higher risk of contracting infectious diseases,” said Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain, WHO Iraq Representative. “WHO is working with the national health authorities and partners to ensure that the health of all vulnerable populations, especially children, is protected against diseases like Polio.”
With two cases of polio in Iraq and a relatively high number of unvaccinated children due to difficulties in accessing families and children, especially in conflict zones and due to social reservations, Iraq has now become vulnerable to a wider outbreak of the crippling and incurable disease. WHO and UNICEF are helping health authorities reach children in 12 governorates, including the three governorates in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq where approximately 250,000 Iraqi children and 125,000 Syrian children have taken refuge.
“Iraq is one of seven countries included in a consolidated polio response plan by WHO and UNICEF that aims to reach 25 million children in the region with repeated doses of the vaccine. Everything possible must be done to reach all children and end polio forever,” said Chris Maher, WHO manager for polio eradication.
For more Information, please contact:
Juliette Touma, on mission to UNICEF Iraq, jtouma@unicef.org, +964-780-9-288-265 or +962-79-867-4628
Karim El-Korany, UNICEF Iraq, kelkorany@unicef.org, +964-780-92-585-42
Bahaaeldin Elkoussy, WHO polio programme, elkoussyb@who.int, +201006019316
Ajyal Al-Sultany, WHO Iraq, sultanya@who.int, +964 7809 269 506
Twice annually Bison Bluff Farm holds a roundup of bison, The spring roundup is for the purpose of weighing an immunizing the herd. These images were taken in rural Cobden Illinois,
Mass Polio Vaccination Campaign Supported by WHO and UNICEF Kicks Off in Iraq
11 August 2014 – Iraq has launched a polio immunization campaign aiming to protect over four million children under the age of 5 throughout the country against the crippling disease.
The four-day campaign, undertaken by the Ministry of Health with the support of WHO and UNICEF, is part of the national response to the re-emergence of the polio virus earlier this year which ended nearly 14 years of Iraq's polio-free status.
“This campaign comes at a critical time while the country is witnessing a huge internal exodus of children fleeing violence and turmoil,” said Marzio Babille, UNICEF Iraq Representative. “This is a top priority for UNICEF. No child should be missed. No child should be paralysed.”
The campaign aims to reach children in conflict zones, displaced communities and host populations. The on-going violence in the country has precipitated the internal displacement of nearly 1.2 million people since the beginning of the year. Almost 200,000 have been displaced only in the last three days alone. UNICEF estimates half of that number are children.
“As the violence spreads, children are being displaced up to three times with their families, often living in overcrowded conditions where they are at a much higher risk of contracting infectious diseases,” said Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain, WHO Iraq Representative. “WHO is working with the national health authorities and partners to ensure that the health of all vulnerable populations, especially children, is protected against diseases like Polio.”
With two cases of polio in Iraq and a relatively high number of unvaccinated children due to difficulties in accessing families and children, especially in conflict zones and due to social reservations, Iraq has now become vulnerable to a wider outbreak of the crippling and incurable disease. WHO and UNICEF are helping health authorities reach children in 12 governorates, including the three governorates in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq where approximately 250,000 Iraqi children and 125,000 Syrian children have taken refuge.
“Iraq is one of seven countries included in a consolidated polio response plan by WHO and UNICEF that aims to reach 25 million children in the region with repeated doses of the vaccine. Everything possible must be done to reach all children and end polio forever,” said Chris Maher, WHO manager for polio eradication.
For more Information, please contact:
Juliette Touma, on mission to UNICEF Iraq, jtouma@unicef.org, +964-780-9-288-265 or +962-79-867-4628
Karim El-Korany, UNICEF Iraq, kelkorany@unicef.org, +964-780-92-585-42
Bahaaeldin Elkoussy, WHO polio programme, elkoussyb@who.int, +201006019316
Ajyal Al-Sultany, WHO Iraq, sultanya@who.int, +964 7809 269 506
Mass Polio Vaccination Campaign Supported by WHO and UNICEF Kicks Off in Iraq
11 August 2014 – Iraq has launched a polio immunization campaign aiming to protect over four million children under the age of 5 throughout the country against the crippling disease.
The four-day campaign, undertaken by the Ministry of Health with the support of WHO and UNICEF, is part of the national response to the re-emergence of the polio virus earlier this year which ended nearly 14 years of Iraq's polio-free status.
“This campaign comes at a critical time while the country is witnessing a huge internal exodus of children fleeing violence and turmoil,” said Marzio Babille, UNICEF Iraq Representative. “This is a top priority for UNICEF. No child should be missed. No child should be paralysed.”
The campaign aims to reach children in conflict zones, displaced communities and host populations. The on-going violence in the country has precipitated the internal displacement of nearly 1.2 million people since the beginning of the year. Almost 200,000 have been displaced only in the last three days alone. UNICEF estimates half of that number are children.
“As the violence spreads, children are being displaced up to three times with their families, often living in overcrowded conditions where they are at a much higher risk of contracting infectious diseases,” said Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain, WHO Iraq Representative. “WHO is working with the national health authorities and partners to ensure that the health of all vulnerable populations, especially children, is protected against diseases like Polio.”
With two cases of polio in Iraq and a relatively high number of unvaccinated children due to difficulties in accessing families and children, especially in conflict zones and due to social reservations, Iraq has now become vulnerable to a wider outbreak of the crippling and incurable disease. WHO and UNICEF are helping health authorities reach children in 12 governorates, including the three governorates in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq where approximately 250,000 Iraqi children and 125,000 Syrian children have taken refuge.
“Iraq is one of seven countries included in a consolidated polio response plan by WHO and UNICEF that aims to reach 25 million children in the region with repeated doses of the vaccine. Everything possible must be done to reach all children and end polio forever,” said Chris Maher, WHO manager for polio eradication.
For more Information, please contact:
Juliette Touma, on mission to UNICEF Iraq, jtouma@unicef.org, +964-780-9-288-265 or +962-79-867-4628
Karim El-Korany, UNICEF Iraq, kelkorany@unicef.org, +964-780-92-585-42
Bahaaeldin Elkoussy, WHO polio programme, elkoussyb@who.int, +201006019316
Ajyal Al-Sultany, WHO Iraq, sultanya@who.int, +964 7809 269 506
Nate had his MMR and PCV jabs today. One in each arm. He got a sticker he proudly wears here saying, "I'm protected from bugs". He took it like a champ, but was a bit off colour by the evening.
Ashma Khatun has brought her six-week-old son, Arfan Hussain, to Assam Medical College in Dibrugarh for his routine immunization of pentavalent and polio vaccination.
1976, March 21 – Cabinet Room – The White House – Washington, DC – Gerald R. Ford, F. David Mathews, Theodore Cooper, Cheney, Lynn, Cannon, Paul O'Neill, Jim Cavanaugh – seated at table; GRF and Mathews on one side – Meeting to Discuss a Possible Federal Initiative to Immunize all Americans against Swine Flu