MSF's largest vaccination program ever underway

[eppur_se_muova]

April 29th, 2009
Doctors battle meningitis in Africa
Posted: 03:04 PM ET

(CNN) — Doctors Without Borders has embarked on a massive vaccination campaign in three African countries to combat an outbreak of meningitis that has killed hundreds of people, the organization said Wednesday.

The vaccinations are being carried out in Niger, Nigeria, and Chad — part of a large swath of what is known as the “meningitis belt” of sub-Saharan Africa, the organization said. The “belt” stretches from Senegal to Ethiopia.

Doctors Without Borders, widely known by its French name, Medecins Sans Frontieres, said medical teams have treated and vaccinated 5.4 million people and plan on vaccinating another 1.7 million — making the vaccination campaign the organization’s largest ever.

The group said more than 1,900 people have died in this outbreak since January.
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Meh. If Africans want the M$M to pay attention to their suffering, they need to join NAFTA.

exceptionally bitter :sarcasm:






on edit: emphasis

[uppityperson]

1. k&r for MSF and vaccinations for preventable diseases.

[eppur_se_muova]

2. shameless self-kick for attention nt