Millions of children in Yemen vaccinated against polio through UN-backed campaign
Apr 11, 2017, at 02:05 pm
New York, Apr 11(Just Earth News): Despite daunting challenges, United Nations agencies and partners in war-torn Yemen have completed a major nationwide polio inoculation campaign, vaccinating nearly five million children under the age of five against the paralyzing disease.
More than 729,000 Haitians vaccinated against cholera in UN-supported campaign
Nov 26, 2016, at 12:48 pm
New York, Nov 26 (Just Earth News): A Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/ United Nations World Health Organization (WHO)-backed vaccination campaign has reached more than 729,000 people in Haiti’s areas devastated by Hurricane Matthew, which hit the country last month, the health agencies said.