MARRACUENE Mozambique (AFP) - plans Mozambique for $ 3.6 million children vaccinated against measles over the next five days to reduce the mortality of 98 per cent at the end of 2012, an official of the foundation of the United Nations said Sunday.
This will bring the country of southern Africa more closely to a purpose of a world Organization (who) signed by 46 countries in sub-Saharan Africa to reduce mortality from measles from 98 per cent.
"This campaign was established in Mozambique in a position to be the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to achieve the goal of 2012," said Andrea Gay, Director General for the health of children in the United Nations Foundation.
Responsible for health across the country will be vaccinated children less than five years from Monday to Friday in a campaign of 4.5 million (three million euros).
Representatives of who, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.S. former Senator Bob Bennett inspected the preparations to the hospital in Marracuene district outside the capital of Mozambique Maputo before the start of the campaign.
One of the poorest countries of the world, Mozambique has improved vaccination against measles for 74.1% of the population.
"Globally we can eradicate measles by 2020," said Gay.
Increased campaign of vaccination in Mozambique has helped to reduce the number of infections an epidemic in 2010, according to a statement by UNICEF and who.
The country recorded 434 cases, down 197 000 cases in 2007.
"It is very rare for doctors to find cases of measles in Mozambique today", Health Minister Paulo Ivo Garridohe told the State AIM news agency.
The country of 22.1 million inhabitants is subject to flooding and access to medical care is limited.
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