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Djibouti: New Five-Year Vaccination StrategyUnited Nations Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) August 1 2006 SummaryThis article, published in IRIN Africa, discusses the Djibouti government’s new five-year strategy to improve vaccination coverage against diseases such as polio. The expansion of the vaccination campaign was prompted by the emergence of 202 cases of polio in neighbouring Somalia in 2005. Djibouti has undertaken vaccination initiatives against polio since 1988, with a campaign that has vaccinated up to 95 percent of all children in the capital, Djibouti City. At a recent workshop in Djibouti City, poor communication and the need for greater resources were identified as the main challenge to vaccination programmes. Rumours that vaccines increased infertility in women were also blamed for undermining previous vaccination campaigns. The five-year campaign will be implemented in 2007 and will also include vaccines against meningitis and hepatitis, mandatory health cards for school children to show proof of vaccination, and more resources for training and awareness-raising. SourceAllAfrica.com, August 1 2006. Placed on the Communication Initiative site August 03 2006 Last Updated August 03 2006 How useful did you find the knowledge and contacts on this page to your work? Post your comments (review comments from others below):COMMENTS POSTED |
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I can't argue with this- if people are going to be vaccinated, they need to be given information about the vaccinations and to hear where, when, and why the vaccinations are given.
End of story.
If this doesn't happen, local peoples will refuse to recieve the vaccine, disease will run rampant, and there will be a huge mess to clean up. :p