IVI Watch [to 11 April 2015]
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PILOT CAMPAIGN IN ETHIOPIA VACCINATES THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
– International collaboration with partners from Ethiopia and Korea – LG Electronics, International Vaccine Institute, Oromia Regional Health Bureau and the Ethiopian Public Health Institute
– More than 40,000 Ethiopians vaccinated against acute watery diarrhea
– Oral cholera vaccine developed by IVI introduced for the first time in Ethiopia through the country’s public health system
– Vaccination completed prior to World Health Day whose theme this year is food safety; highlights the importance of enteric infections caused by ingesting contaminated food
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SEOUL, April 7, 2015- More than 40,000 Ethiopian people were vaccinated against acute watery diarrhea (AWD) through a vaccination campaign that introduced a new oral cholera vaccine for the first time in Ethiopia through the country’s public health system. The campaign was conducted through an international collaboration that involved the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Oromia Regional Health Bureau, LG Electronics (LG), and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI)….