New Vision (Kampala)
10 March 2008
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that Haemophilus Influenza b (HIB) meningitis in children under five years has been eliminated from Uganda. WHO said yesterday that the bacterial Hib meningitis was wiped out through nationwide immunisation.
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A Day to celebrate: This is wonderful news for the children of Uganda and another huge step for vaccines in the world. Frankie Milley, Mom to Ryan, who died with a vaccine preventable form of meningitis. Meningitis Angels, Founder/National Executive Director, http://www.meningitis-angels.org Meningitis Survivor, Helen Keller said, "Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much." I say together we can stop deadly vaccine preventable diseases, Frankie Milley