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Uzbekistan
28/04/2010
Uzbekistan participates in immunization week
Uzbekistan participates in immunization week
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) --
Events related to the European Immunization Week are being held in Uzbekistan for the second time. The week is being coordinated by the European regional bureau of the World Health Organization.
During the week, to last until 1 May, vaccination of children and awareness raising activities among the population are planned.
The family policlinics will hold seminars for doctors, educational specialists and the general public, UzA reported.
Children aged below 2 in Uzbekistan are vaccinated against infectious diseases for free.
In 2002, the country was certified by the WHO as the poliomyelitis free zone. Diseases like measles and German measles have also been eliminated in Uzbekistan.
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