From 20 to 22 February 2016 UNICEF and WHO supported the Ministry of Health to conduct a national polio vaccination campaign in all 330 townships of Myanmar, targeting around 4.6 million children from all over the country. Here some of the pictures from the massive campaign.
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The Polio campaign reached out to every corner of Myanmar. Chin authorities and UNICEF launched the campaign together. ©UNICEF Myanmar/2016/Daniele Romeo |
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8 month old Htoi San Pan received a complete dose of Polio vaccine that will protect her from the harmful disease. Htoi San was born in this IDP camp in Bahmo Township, where her mother arrived more than 2 years ago running from the civil conflict that affected her village and has displaced than 100,000 people over the last 4 years.
A total of 157,692 children were vaccinated in Kachin State from 20 to 22 February, including in IDP camps, border and armed conflict areas in a joint effort led by the Health authorities with UNICEF support. ©UNICEF Myanmar/2016/Cesar Villar |
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Health staff went from door-to-door to vaccinate all children under five years old across Rakhine State, where two polio cases were reported in 2015. Across the country, the polio campaign reached over 4 million children. ©UNICEF Myanmar/2016/Thiha Htun |
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The Department of Public Health and Wa Health Department conducted the polio vaccination campaign together in Wa Special Region 2. More than 100,000 children were vaccinated. ©UNICEF Myanmar/2016 |
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4 year old Treza proudly shows her left little finger which has been marked after receiving a complete dose of Polio vaccine in Baw La Khe, Kayah State. ©UNICEF Myanmar/2016/Khine Zar Mon |
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Thousands of children were vaccinated against polio in Kayah State. ©UNICEF Myanmar/2016/Khine Zar Mon |
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Congratulations to all the midwives and other health staff across the country who were frontline workers in vaccinating and protecting about 4.6 million under-five children from Polio. They travelled near and far to reach the vaccination posts for the National Polio Immunization Campaign. ©UNICEF Myanmar/2016/Khine Zar Mon |
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