Friday, May 25, 2012

Africa - Voice of America: Rotavirus Vaccine Arrives in Rwanda

Africa - Voice of America
africa
Rotavirus Vaccine Arrives in Rwanda
May 25th 2012, 15:18

More than 3,000 Rwandan children die every year from diarrhea. But health officials say that's about to change with the introduction of the rotavirus vaccine. Rwanda is the latest in a growing number of African countries to receive the vaccine. It's estimated that worldwide more than 1200 children die each day from rotavirus infection. Almost all of them are in developing countries. "Rotavirus is the leading cause of diarrhea. In fact, in Africa, 40 percent of children who are ...

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com.

If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, or manage all your subscriptions

No comments:

Post a Comment