Maduro Government establishes Committee on Immunization with PAHO
August 26, 2022
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Photo: @MinSaludVE Venezuela’s Deputy Minister of Hospitals established a Vaccination Committee with representatives of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and other government agencies. Ministry of Health. According
Photo: @MinSaludVE
Venezuela’s Deputy Minister of Hospitals established a Vaccination Committee with representatives of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and other government agencies. Ministry of Health.
According to the statement from the institution, officials held a meeting with representatives of PAHO, Ambulatory Network, Fundación Misión Barrio Adentro, National Nursing Commission, Indigenous Health, Communications and Institutional Affairs Office and Ministry of Health. Immunizations. to “combine criteria”.
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Likewise, evaluate and plan jointly between these institutions to run a Vaccine Tracking Campaign in remote areas.
“Mass vaccination against measles, rubella and polio should be carried out indiscriminately in hard-to-reach places. In order to reach them, the support of external organizations is necessary,” explained José Manuel García, managing director of Epidemiology.
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Florelvis Farias, National Director of Immunizations, said that such meetings should be held periodically to assess areas with “abandoned immunization” rates, because “a state that does not reach the target implies that the entire country is not doing it.” either. does”.
The ministry stated that the aim was to vaccinate 70% of the child population between June and August, but that 29% of the target was met. He assured them that they would continue their fortnightly committee meetings to seek strategies to reach the most “isolated” communities.
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