DR Congo introduces new vaccine against one of its leading causes of child death
Nearly 23 million people will be vaccinated against polio in the DR Congo
Kinshasa (April 28, 2011). By organizing the National Immunization Days (NIDs) which occurs at the same time with the African Immunization Week (VAS), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) took another opportunity to eradicate polio throughout its territory, thanks to a synchronized campaign with its two neighboring countries: Angola and Congo.
DRC aims to vaccinate nearly 23 million people from April 28 to May 2, 2011. These include children under 5 in all 11 provinces, as well as the whole population of the capital, Kinshasa, where many cases of polio occurred in adult population.