Yemen is preparing to launch a vaccination campaign targeting more than 5 million children

The Ministry of Public Health and Population of all governorates is launching a major polio immunization campaign in the period from 6 to 8 August, targeting all children under five for three days.

Dr. Nasser Baoum reported that the campaign targeted children, including newborns and all those who were fortified house to house in all governorates, stressing that the Ministry had launched a national immunization campaign against polio. In Nigeria and some countries He pointed out that the Ministry had asked WHO and UNICEF to prepare for the rapid implementation of the campaign to ensure the performance of the immunization teams and the country. carry out public and direct public awareness campaigns to ensure complete immunization coverage without exception. As well as the community to create a complete awareness of health in the community and focus on the lower covers of routine immunization of children under one and a half years.

On the other hand, under-secretary of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Dr. Ali Al-Walidi, More than 5 million 500,000 children under five in all governorates and a total of three million and 300,000 households targeted by mobile home-to-house vaccination teams in all provinces.

Parents and the entire community demand serious and responsible interaction. Children under five without exception and facilitate the functions of vaccination teams, and not be dragged behind rumors that favor the lies against vaccination vaccines, considering that the purpose of destroying health and safety of the generations .

Al-Walidi pointed out that the strength of the forces and cadres working in the fixed and mobile vaccination teams reached more than 40,000 trained health personnel of both sexes, spread over 21,418 fixed and mobile teams with two cadres per year. vaccination team

. And the need for its strong contribution to the launch of intensive public awareness of the national polio vaccination campaign to improve the success of the campaign and achieve the goals and objectives of maintaining liver health and protecting the Yemen against poliovirus.