U.S. Fund for UNICEF: Vaccination to Contain Severe Measles Outbreak Underway in DR Congo Amidst Ebola and Mass Displacement
July 12, 2019
July 12, 2019
ITURI, Congo, July 12 -- The U.S. Fund for UNICEF issued the following news release:
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- Campaign led by the Ministry of Health with support from UNICEF and MSF
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ITURI / DAKAR / GENEVA / NEW YORK - Health workers are urgently rolling out a complex measles vaccination campaign targeting 67,000 children in Ituri, northeast DR Congo, a region ravaged by armed conflict that is now also the hub of the second deadliest Ebola outbreak on reco . . .
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- Campaign led by the Ministry of Health with support from UNICEF and MSF
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ITURI / DAKAR / GENEVA / NEW YORK - Health workers are urgently rolling out a complex measles vaccination campaign targeting 67,000 children in Ituri, northeast DR Congo, a region ravaged by armed conflict that is now also the hub of the second deadliest Ebola outbreak on reco . . .