European Immunization Week to start in late April in Kyrgyzstan
The European Immunization Week (EIW) will start in
The main goal of the campaign is to prevent, protect and vaccinate unprotected layers of the population. During the EIW, 25 visiting and 22 mobile teams of medical workers will be formed, who will organize vaccination points in the territory of new residential areas and distant pastures.
«Thanks to the planned immunization of the population in
«In the last years, the republic has faced a large internal and external migration of the population. There are remote and distinct areas (distinct pastures, winter huts) where children do not receive timely preventive vaccinations. There is an increase in cases of refusal of immunization on the basis of religious beliefs and fear of
In 2006, the states of the European Regional Bureau adopted a resolution on conducting of annual EIW for additional immunization of people.
