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Yemen to carry out tetanus, measles immunisation campaign
[The Source: www.sabanews.net - 24/1/2009]
Yemen's Health Ministry and Population is to carry out next Saturday a five-day
vaccination campaign to eliminate neonatal tetanus and eradicate measles in 17 provinces of Yemen.
The tetanus immunisation campaign is to target more than two million women aged between 15 and 45 years while more than 667000 children aged between 1 and 5 years will receive anti-measles vaccinations.
Speaking to Saba, Public Health and Population Minister Abdul Karim Rassa said on Friday that the number of health workers and supervisors involved in the campaign would reach more than 15000 people as well as 250 cars.