SANA'A: After a year of unrest and alarming reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) that Yemen was facing an outbreak of measles, which would in all probability ravaged through the country's poorest and weakest, the government announced it was time to resume its national immunization campaign. In coordination with the Health Ministry, health workers will operate throughout the governorates of Aden, Abyan, Lahj, Shabwa, Baida'a, Dhamar and Sa'ada, distributing vaccines against Measles and Poliomyelitis, both deadly diseases. In his latest address to the press, Health Minister Ahmed al-Ansi appealed to parents to bring forth their children and allow doctors and nurses to do their work as he stressed it was of vital importance that they do vaccinate their children. The program which will be represented by the National Expanded Program is totally free to patients. Earlier this month, IRIN published an alarming report on Yemen, stating that over 100 cases of measles had been reported over the past year, sign that the unrest had reverberated throughout the very fabric of society, endangering the lives of thousands of young children. Reeling over the repercussions of a year of conflict, Yemen's new government is trying to move forward, addressing the most present issues at hands. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/V3nqv Tags: featured, Measles, Vaccine Section: Health, Latest News, Yemen
