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More than 924,000 children targeted in Kisangani polio vaccination campaign

From Radio Okapi · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Tshopo province launched a door-to-door polio vaccination campaign from Sept. 3 to 5, targeting more than 924,000 children aged 0 to 59 months.
  • The campaign covers 23 health zones and involves more than 1,200 community workers and vaccinators.
  • Officials also plan catch-up vaccinations against measles and rubella while maintaining health precautions amid Ebola surveillance.

More than 924,000 children in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Tshopo province are being targeted in a three-day door-to-door campaign against polio.

The operation, officially launched in Kisangani by Tshopo Governor Paulin Lendongolia, runs from Thursday through Saturday across 23 health zones. More than 1,200 community workers and vaccinators are taking part.

Lendongolia said the provincial government wants to reach at least 95 percent of the children targeted in every health zone, while improving on the previous campaign’s results. “For this new campaign, our objective is to reach at least 95% of the children targeted in each of the 23 health zones of Tshopo province, while seeking coverage higher than the results of the previous campaign.”

For this new campaign, our objective is to reach at least 95% of the children targeted in each of the 23 health zones of Tshopo province, while seeking coverage higher than the results of the previous campaign.

· Paulin LendongoliaThe Tshopo governor described the campaign’s coverage target.

The vaccination drive comes as health authorities continue monitoring Ebola and administering measles and rubella vaccines. The World Health Organization is involved in the operation and has urged families to welcome health workers at their homes.

WHO provincial representative Dr. Christian Itama said each child would receive four drops of vaccine to protect against three types of poliovirus. “Each child will receive four drops of vaccine that will offer optimal protection against three types of poliovirus in order to strengthen collective immunity. We urge all parents and guardians to welcome the vaccinators who will go door to door.”

Each child will receive four drops of vaccine that will offer optimal protection against three types of poliovirus in order to strengthen collective immunity. We urge all parents and guardians to welcome the vaccinators who will go door to door.

· Christian ItamaThe WHO provincial representative explained the vaccination and appealed to families to receive health workers.
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Originally published by Radio Okapi in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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