Fight Against Polio [Archives:1997/43/Local News]

Goes On The the first round of the second stage of the National Days to Eradicate Polio has started on Sunday, October 26 in all governorates. It is hoped that polio will completely disappear from Yemen by the year 2000. President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in his meeting with the Minister of Health and representatives of the UNICEF and WHO, commended the positive results of the first stage of immunization which was conducted late last year. The President also called on all parents to cooperate with the health authorities in order to protect their offspring against the six deadly childhood diseases. Several training courses were held in various governorates to educate health workers in vaccination procedures. The 3-day immunization campaign is targeting a total of 3,456,482 children.
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