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    French to English translation (Google)
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    Togo: a campaign of vaccination against influenza A/H1N1

    The Togolese Ministry of Health launched a vaccination campaign against influenza A/H1N1, launched Tuesday by the vaccination of health personnel and pregnant women in two hospitals in the Togolese capital, Xinhua learned from this department.

    About 470,000 doses of vaccine are dipsonibles this vaccination campaign in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) as a prelude to the World Health Day April 7.

    The first phase, which has just started, for health personnel and pregnant women in 2nd and 3rd trimester of pregnancy.

    It will be followed with the second vaccination of children 6 to 23 months and especially the chronically ill with diabetes. Vaccination of the general public is included in another program that will be preformed later.

    "The health staff is that there is in contact with patients. Protect the health system through the staff of health for the whole system is not demolished," said Dr. Ibrahim Nassoury, Chief Division Epod?miologie Department of Health.

    Togo is the "first country" among the other 46 states in sub-Saharan Africa, starting this vaccination campaign, said the WHO representative in Togo, Dr Peter Mpela.

    "In taking this decision to vaccinate the first health personnel, Togo to guarantee job security for health staff," he said, adding that no human cases of H1N1 influenza n ' notifii? is currently in Togo.


    Xinhua News Agency 2010/04/07


    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
    -Nelson Mandela
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