The World Health Organization and UNICEF have expressed their deep concern about the acute shortage of critical vaccines in Libya, which threatens the health of about 250,000 children in the country, explaining that over the past seven months, the unprecedented shortage of vaccines in Libya has disrupted immunization schedules for children and exposes them to the risk of disease. The two organizations confirmed, in a joint statement, that there is an alarming decrease in the number of children receiving life-saving vaccines globally and in Libya, as a direct result of the Corona epidemic, which has led to the closure of international borders, restrictions imposed on movement, and delays in the purchase and distribution of vaccines, as well as forced many Vaccination centers close due to lack of personal protective equipment for health workers. The representative of the World Health Organization in Libya, Elizabeth Hof, said that immunization protects children from dangerous diseases that can be prevented with vaccines and reduces child deaths, adding: “The World Health Organization will spare no effort to enhance immunization coverage for children across the country in order to ensure childhood Healthy and prosperous future.

Source: Libya Today November 06, 2020 04:18 UTC