Ethiopia to celebrate Vaccination Week and World Malaria Day
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) unveiled yesterday that the nation is to celebrate the 5th Africa Vaccination Week (AVW) and World Malaria Day at various parts of the States. Briefing journalists Dr. Ephrem Tekle, Federal Ministry of Health Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Directorate Director, indicated “The nation has shown big strides in increasing the coverage of regular vaccination programme from 53 per cent to 91 per cent.” According to Dr. Ephrem, this year AVW is marked in African countries, including Ethiopia from April 24 to 30, 2015 under the slogan; “Vaccinated communities, Healthy communities” and the theme; "Vaccination, a gift for life.” The budget allocated for this campaign is 2.1 billion Birr apportioned to the respective administrative bodies to execute the tasks. By the same taken, the Federal Ministry of Health aforementioned the World Malaria Day would be commemorated in Ethiopia with awareness creation and various related matters. I