Somalia, UN vow to ramp up immunization for children


By Hashi

MOGADISHU, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Somalia and the United Nations agencies on Saturday jointly urged humanitarian partners, local private agencies and donors to help boost children immunization efforts and outreach across the country.

The ministry of health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Somalia has an estimated 639, 000 children aged under one year, but many are not able to access their regular childhood vaccinations.

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