A wonderful day in Adama Province, at the Adama Regional Hub and Dangore Furda Health Post in Wolenchiti with parents, children, health workers, traditional leaders and Dr Lia Tadesse, State Minister of Health, as well as Peter Sands Executive Director of The Global Fund as Ethiopia, launches its Measles 2 Vaccine.
Congratulations to His Excellency Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Dr Amir Hagos Minister of Health, Dr Lia Tadesse State Minister of health, their whole team and @Gavi!
Ethiopia has also launched the HPV vaccine for girls, which will protect them from cervical cancer in adulthood, a leading cause for cancer deaths among women on the continent! Over 1 million girls have been vaccinated! Bravo! I hope other African countries will join!
Click on the link for more!
https://www.afro.who.int/news/ethiopia-launches-measles-vaccine-second-dose-mcv2-introduction-over-33-million-children-will
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