United Nations (UN) agencies, the Ethiopian authorities and partners on Friday unveiled a nationwide integrated measles vaccination campaign targeting more than 15 million children in Ethiopia. The World Health Organisation (WHO), in a statement, said that it had already begun contacting communities to ensure a smooth operation. Measles, which is preventable, remains a major health problem in Ethiopia, with several outbreaks reported in different parts of the country, the UN health agency said. On behalf of immunisation partners in the country, Paul Mainuka, Acting Head of WHO Ethiopia Immunisation, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Cluster, congratulated the Ethiopian Ministry of Health. Mainuka congratulated the initiative to reduce the risk of measles outbreaks and bring ongoing eruptions to an end, “thus protecting children from preventable sickness and death caused by measles”.

Source: Ethiopian News December 31, 2022 05:11 UTC