Two training courses on pneumococcal vaccine start in Mukalla
The Source: MUKALA/hadhrmaut.info - 19/12/2010
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Training coursse in the field of counseling and voluntary testing for HIV, started today in Mukalla.
It is organized by the national program to combat AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases and wiith support the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The course is being attended by twenety participants and will last for six days and it is on pneumococcal vaccine start in Mukalla in the field of voluntary counseling, testing and training of health workers.staff. At the opening ceremony, General Director - Office of Public Health and Population coast of Hadramout Dr. Al-abd Rubeyah Ba-mousa stressed on the importance of these courses in preparation for the start of the introduction of the new vaccine against pneumococcal. Within the great successes achieved by Yemen at the national level and regional on the past vaccination campaigns. Confirming that the course will cover intense lectures about the nature of the disease, its symptoms, ways to prevent it and the technical skills of health workers in the use of this vaccine. so as to prevent diseases that infect the respiratory tract, including pneumonia, sinus infections, meningitis and arthritis, bone and middle ear infections and blood poisoning.
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