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ROTARIANS SUPPORT MAGHREB IMMUNIZATION DAY
Posting Date: 10/09/89 Copyright UNITEX Communications, 1989
UNITEX Network, USA ISSN: 1043-7932
Maghreb Rotarians will actively support a first-ever immunization
event to be held simultaneously in Algeria, Libya, Mauritania,
Morocco and Tunisia on 14 October in order to increase coverage
against polio, measles, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus and
tuberculosis.
The plan for the Maghreb Immunization Day, supported by UNICEF
and WHO, was drafted in May by an Inter-Maghreb Commission,
comprised of representatives of the five countries' ministries
of health. It seeks to accelerate national immunization
programmes by lifting coverage for children against the six EPI
diseases to 80 per cent and by immunizing women of child-bearing
age against tetanus, while enhancing ties among the five
countries.
A recent WHO document reports 1988 levels of polio immunization
to be: Algeria, 66 per cent; Libya, 52 per cent; Mauritania, 61
per cent; Morocco, 78 per cent; and Tunisia, 89 per cent.
There are 26 Rotary clubs throughout the Maghreb countries. The
Rotary Foundation of Rotary International has awarded PolioPlus
grants totaling more than US$3.6 million to support immunization
in Algeria, Mauritania, and Morocco. A PolioPlus grant for
Tunisia will be considered by Rotary Foundation trustees in
October. Grants provide funds for both polio vaccine and other
needs including social mobilization and cold chain equipment.
PolioPlus is a program of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary
International to help eradicate polio and support childhood
immunization in developing countries. World Rotarians raised
US$230 million for the programme of which some US$108 has been
commited to protect 478 million children in 82 countries. In
each country. Rotarian participation is co-ordinated with
government authorities, UNICEf, WHO and other donor agencies.
Source: Mohamed Moufadil, Rotary Rabat
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