Africa: Immunization Prevents Three Million Deaths Yearly

[Foroyaa] The World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative in the Gambia, Dr. Charles Segun Moses, has said that immunization prevents between 2 and 3 million deaths every year.He added that it protects children not only against diseases for which vaccines have been available for many years, such as diphtheria, tetanus, polio and measles, but also against diseases such as pneumonia and rotavirus diarrhoea, 2 of the biggest killers of children under five.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news