WORLD IMMUNIZATION WEEK: VACCINES WORK FOR EVERY CHILD
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Last week of April marks World immunization week, to promote vaccines to save and protect the well-being of children and families. On 24-30 April 2017, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) support the Ministry of Health to implement a campaign to promote immunization in the country.
Immunization is one of the most effective ways to protect the lives and future of children. However, according to global estimates, approximately 19.4 million children worldwide do not undergo vaccination. Immunization is estimated to save 2-3 million lives annually. At the same time, increasing global immunization coverage has the potential to save 1.5 million lives.
"According to the financial analysis, each dollar invested in vaccines until 2020 can provide the expected profitability 16 times greater than the costs, even in countries with average income level," said Sascha Graumann, Head of the UNICEF office in Uzbekistan. "Working with the government, partners and communities, UNICEF is committed to increase demand for immunization and to develop approaches for reaching every child," he added.
In 2015, Uzbekistan introduced a new pneumococcal vaccine, to prevent infection meningitis, bacteremia, otitis media, sinusitis and bronchitis. According to global estimates by WHO, in 2015, pneumonia claimed the lives of about 922 thousand children under five years, accounting for 15 percent of all deaths in this age group. Children in Uzbekistan are currently increasingly protected from this deadly disease.
Uzbekistan has successfully eradicated diseases such as polio, measles, diphtheria and tetanus, mainly due to intensive immunization campaigns. Since 1996, Uzbekistan has not registered any cases of poliomyelitis caused by a wild virus strain. In 2002, Uzbekistan received a certificate of the WHO as a country free from poliomyelitis.
The main goal of the World immunization week is to reaffirm the global commitment to children’s health and the sustainable development goals to 2030.
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