THE MEASLES-RUBELLA VACCINATION CAMPAIGN

The Senior Programme Manager for Eastern and South Africa for Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign, Mr. Alison Riddle is expected in Dar es Salaam shortly in relation with the vaccination campaign in Tanzania. The latest news, just briefly, is that District Governor Lion Wilson Ndesanjo met Madame Lori Sloate from Gavi Alliance at Kathmandu, Nepal and had brief discussions on the campaign.

Recently, Past District Governor and GMT Leader Lion Abdul Majid Khan was appointed as Coordinator for the vaccination campaign from the Lions organization.

The Lions Clubs International, Gavi Alliance and leading partners Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom' Department for International Development (DFID) are the leading partners in this campaign.

Measles-Rubella is a disease that causes serious, life long disabilities in infants. From 2013 developing countries will benefit from the catalyctic support offered by Gavi Alliance for combined measles-rubella vaccine. This is a major step in accelerating global progress in the control of two life threatening diseases.

It was reported that by 2012, over 700 million children in 49 countries between 9 months and up to 14 years of age are expected to be immunized against measles-rubella.

The Lions Clubs International monthly magazine LION  has issued permission to use this advertisement in the Governor's Blog and we wish to appreciate and thank the Advertisement Department of the LION magazine.

Story by Abdul Hai