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Angola prepares vaccination campaign against uterine cancer

Published on: September 16, 2024
14:02

Luanda, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) After receiving 1.4 million doses of vaccines against cervical cancer today, Angola is getting ready to launch a nation-wide vaccination campaign starting in November.

UN plans to vaccinate 340,000 children in Southern Gaza

Published on: September 7, 2024
14:16

United Nations, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric confirmed on Friday that the second phase of the anti-polio campaign is scheduled to vaccinate nearly 340,000 children in southern Gaza.

UN calls for humanitarian pause in Gaza to launch anti-polio campaign

Published on: August 20, 2024
00:15

Ramallah, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) United Nations agencies on Monday called for a humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip to launch a vaccination campaign against polio, after a case was detected there for the first time time in 25 years.

Vaccination of minors against poliomyelitis begins in Guatemala

Published on: August 3, 2024
10:31

Guatemala City, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (Mpsas) of Guatemala is begining today the mass vaccination of one million 397,429 children against measles and polio.

Expert insists on vaccination due to Covid-19

Published on: August 2, 2024
00:16

Quito, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) An expert from the Ecuadorian Ministry of Public Health has insisted on vaccination against a possible resurgence of the Sars-Cov-2 coronavirus, which causes Covid-19.

WHO to send polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children

Published on: July 27, 2024
10:35

Geneva, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) will send more than one million polio vaccines to the Gaza Strip after discovering the highly infectious disease in sewage samples.

Global Childhood Immunization Levels Stagnate in 2023

Published on: July 16, 2024
00:15

Washington, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) Global childhood immunization coverage stagnated in 2023, leaving 2.7 million more children unvaccinated or who did not received full doses compared to 2019, according to a recent report.

Flu cases increase in Uruguay, authorities call for vaccination

Published on: June 5, 2024
13:07

Montevideo, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) Flu cases continue to increase on Wednesday in Uruguay, where an rise in the number of contagions of the AH3N2 type, considered one of the most dangerous, has been reported.

Bolivia calls to vaccinate against yellow fever

Published on: May 23, 2024
00:30

La Paz, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian Deputy Minister of Epidemiological Surveillance Max Enriquez called on the population to get vaccinated against yellow fever, whose doses are available free of charge in 3,600 healthcare establishments.

Ecuador to resume vaccination against the Covid-19 virus

Published on: May 21, 2024
12:49

Quito, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador informed today that during the last week of this month it will resume vaccination against the Sars-Cov-2 virus, which causes Covid-19.

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