Photo: USAID/Bolivia
Despite the civil and political strife that recently engulfed El Alto, municipal leaders, health professionals, and community members rallied in support of a successful childhood vaccination campaign, in partnership with Ministry of Health, USAID, and Pan-American Health Organization.
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Results
Through this unique collaborative effort between the Bolivian Ministry of Health and municipal officials, over 240 people were organized into teams of vaccinators. During the intensive campaign held December 4–15, 2003, over 5,000 children were immunized with first, second, or third doses of the vaccine. The overall rate of children fully immunized, as measured by those receiving their third dose, reached 81%.
This campaign demonstrates how effective a collaborative approach to public health challenges can be - even in an impoverished, conflicted community. Grassroots participation and promotion of childhood immunization create tangible results
in terms of higher vaccination rates.
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