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Immunization plus … in the Philippines
In the Philippines, the Government has promoted immunizations
and vitamin A supplementation since the early 1990s. At one time,
nearly 90 per cent of children aged six and younger were covered.
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Young children in Manila, Philippines
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In spite of this success, the lives of thousands of the most
impoverished children in the country – and millions more
in the world – remain threatened by diseases that can easily
be prevented. The gap is growing between these imperilled young
children and those living in the industrialized world who have
life-saving vaccines and micronutrient supplementation readily
available.
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