Côte d’Ivoire – AIP/ A vaccination campaign against preventable diseases in Téhini

A vaccination campaign to prevent preventable diseases such as measles, meningitis and yellow fever has been taking place since September 12, 2022 in the department of Tehini.

Children aged 12 to 23 months who could not be vaccinated against these diseases can catch up during this vaccination campaign, it is reported. Girls between the ages of nine and 14 will also be able to receive doses of vaccine against cervical cancer.

Health workers have been deployed in all the villages of the department so that at the end of the operation scheduled for September 19, 2022, the vaccination coverage rate is satisfactory.

For the time being, the populations are giving a warm welcome to the agents on the ground, it was noted.

Source: Agence Ivoirienne De Presse