<span style="color: #222222;">In Yemen, more than 306,000 people, including over 164,000 children under the age of 15, were vaccinated against cholera as part of a joint WHO-UNICEF campaign.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">An official statement said on Saturday that the number was expected to go up as reports of the final day of the campaign comes in.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The six-day vaccination effort, carried out by 3,000 health workers in three districts in Hudaydah and Ibb, was made possible by a pause in fighting, known as 'Days of Tranquility', agreed by parties to the conflict.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said that the&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">success of this vaccination campaign shows what can be collectively achieve for children and families in Yemen when the fighting stops and humanitarian access opens up.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Only a comprehensive political resolution to the conflict can secure the wellbeing of children across the country over the long term, the Director said.</span><br />
News On AIR | October 7, 2018 7:37 AM
Over 306,000 people vaccinated against cholera in Yemen