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PAKISTAN: Waziristan IDPs get measles vaccinations for first time

Source: IRIN
Dera Īsmāil Khān : Pakistan | 28 days ago  
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Thousands of displaced children from South Waziristan have received measles vaccinations for the first time. These people have often never had any kind of contact with healthcare workers. Access to them has been impossible due to the fighting in Waziristan and the resistance of militants to vaccinators,”...
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