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campaign to eliminate tetanus and measles exceeded expectations
[The Source: www.hadhramaut.info - 31/1/2009]
The vaccination campaign to eliminate neonatal tetanus and measles in
Sah exceeded the expectations for the great success it had .
The campaign is conducted by Public Health and population ministerial office in Hadhramaut province . Dr. Hashem Rajab Alafari - Director of the ministerial Office in Sah said that the ratio of the people who the task force was able to vaccinate reached 97% of the target 4,043 children. That's to say 3,931 children were vaccinated and 4,120 women with 82% of the target 5,057 women. More than fifty health workers involved in the implementation of this campaign over 25 teams moved into neighborhoods and lanes of the directorate. A significant role played by the schools mosque imams preachers and citizens for the success of the campaign events.
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