Friday, January 29, 2016

State health officials requested medical personnel protect the health of children to avoid measles


Phnom Penh: Minister of Health Mam Bun Heng asked the medical staff to be increased attention to protect the health of children to avoid measles infection after a 7-month-old baby infected with the disease after a period of calm.

The request of the minister was held last 28 January 2016 when he had a personal encounter with the inhabitants of the Village Svay district, Kampong Speu to check the activities of the injected vaccines prevent disease measles later found cases measles on infants age 7 months, one was infected with measles.
Mam Bun Heng has worked to strengthen the health workers to increase their awareness of protecting people's health and more information about the community.
He said that children aged 9 months to 15 years were vaccinated against measles by all.
Please specify that the country recognized as the country with the status elimination of measles in March 2015, but the national program provides vaccines Ministry of Health has been tracking research measles to search about the virus measles crossed from abroad and to ensure control measures appropriate applicable.

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