When the gates at the border crossing on the Angola-Namibia border open, it's more than trade that can go rushing through. Polio and other diseases need no passports, and that fact triggered the first-ever synchronized polio campaign between Angola, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo across these long, often porous borders.
All children under the age of five here are being immunized in this first round.
A year ago, just as Namibia was on the edge of being certified polio-free, an outbreak of wild poliovirus left six adults dead and stunned the country into action. The entire adult population was immunized.
Forces from all three countries and others in the region, including South African singer and UNICEF Regional Goodwill Ambassador Yvonne Chaka Chaka, were mobilized for the launch of the synchronized campaign in northern Namibia. Under the countries’ three flags, Angolans, Namibians and Congolese all came together, pledging to kick polio out of Africa and keep on the march toward reaching health goals. Read Full Article...
All children under the age of five here are being immunized in this first round.
A year ago, just as Namibia was on the edge of being certified polio-free, an outbreak of wild poliovirus left six adults dead and stunned the country into action. The entire adult population was immunized.
Forces from all three countries and others in the region, including South African singer and UNICEF Regional Goodwill Ambassador Yvonne Chaka Chaka, were mobilized for the launch of the synchronized campaign in northern Namibia. Under the countries’ three flags, Angolans, Namibians and Congolese all came together, pledging to kick polio out of Africa and keep on the march toward reaching health goals. Read Full Article...
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