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23.5 million The number of infants who are not protected from diseases by routine immunization (DTP3) is 23.5 million. |
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| Ensure full immunization of children under one year of age at 90 per cent nationally, with at least 80 per cent coverage in every district or equivalent administrative unit; reduce deaths due to measles by half by 2005; eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus by 2005; and extend the benefits of new and improved vaccines and other preventive health interventions to children in all countries. |
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Fewer child deaths reflect, in part, the success of national governments and
the international health community in combating several major childhood diseases, largely through
expanded immunization programmes.
Millions of lives have been saved through immunization against diphtheria, pertussis,
polio, measles, tetanus, hepatitis and other vaccine-preventable
diseases and conditions.
In spite of progress in this area, 23.5 million infants are still not protected from diseases by routine immunization
– primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
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| Source: UNICEF and World Health Organization (WHO) |
Reference:
http://www.unicef.org/rightsite/sowc/pdfs/SOWC_Spec%20Ed_CRC_Main%20Report_EN_090409.pdf |
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