Namentenga: 50,174 children aged 0 to 59 months will be vaccinated against polio

50,174 children aged 0 to 59 months, including 45,827 malnourished aged 6 to 59 months, will be vaccinated against poliomyelitis from May 10 to 14, 2024 in Boulsa, capital of the province of Namentenga, in the region of the Center-North, during a vaccination campaign.The polio vaccination campaign begins from May 10 to 14, 2024 in Boulsa, in the Center-North region.It concerns 50,174 children aged 0 to 59 months, including 45,827 malnourished aged 6 to 59 months.According to Dr Josué Ouédraogo, the principle of vaccination is door to door.According to the head of the CSPS Saint François D'Assise in Boulsa, Sister Véronique Doulé, 'it is a fixed center and we receive everyone who comes to us'.With their vaccination team, they take care of administering the polio dose, recording and marking the vaccinated children with indelible ink on the fingers.The communes of Boala, Dargo, Boulsa and Zéguédéguin make up the Boulsa health district.Namentenga, given its difficult security and humanitarian conte xt, benefits from one more day compared to other localities for this national campaign.Started on May 10, the vaccination campaign will end on May 14, 2024.

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