Infantile Paralysis Extermination [Archives:2000/42/Health]
Ismail Al. Ghabri
The first three day round of the fifth national campaign of Infant Paralysis extermination has been concluded. The campaign aimed at vaccinating four million children under five years old. Sixteen thousand health employee and volunteers helped in this campaign distributed among five thousand fixed and mobile centers .
Since 1996 , the Republic of Yemen has achieved considerable success in implementing its health strategy of virus extermination .Now Yemen has a distinguished place among the countries of East Mediterranean for being free from this disease. This proves the sincerity of the Republic of Yemen to implement the international agreement for childrens rights. The ministry of health has made this vaccine free to every child and built a national center for monitoring epidemic ailments. By doing this Yemen has earned the respect and appreciation of international health organizations and donating countries and it is about to get an international health certificate for the extermination of Infantile Paralysis disease.
Statistics of the number of children being vaccinated in Yemen
GovernorateChildren%
Lahj79,579 63.4%
Aden92,371 83 %
Abian73,928 73 %
Al.Dalei70,000
Thamar246,997 85 %
Sadaa105,746
Al.Jouf31,510
Hajja275,175
Al.Hudaida383,362 84 %
Eab287,157
Sanaa162,593
Shabwa93,438
Taiz339,430
Al.Mahweit53,982
Wadi Hadramout44,468
Al.Ghaida98,916
Amran187,979
Hadramout coast48,272
The capital232,737
In a statement for Dr. Abdul. Wali Al. Nasher, the minister of health, the chief of the high committee of immunization , he said by Gods will and support, and the hard work of those who took part in this campaign, our efforts were fruitful
Previous immunization campaigns :
yearno. aimedno. doneno. donepercentage
in round (1)in round (2)
19962,598,4873,104,2223,485,191 117 %
19973,462,6673,860,4834,023,011 116 %
19983,588,8704,138,2174,273,667 119 %
19993,719,0193,078,6863,921,609 115 %
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