dr1 news reports(fri. may 31/02) the start of another vaccination program for polio and measles in both RD and Haiti. the program is said to be available through home visits or through health centres.
vaccination program
several months ago there was a short-lived discussion on the dr1 message board about polio vaccines. the following is a copy of a question i posted on another board regarding the discussion:
---recently i responded to a thread on DR1 regarding a polio "outbreak" early last year. since then i have exchanged several emails with someone who was uncomfortable posting on the board(that's another story). some interesting questions were raised which we did not have answers to, perhaps i might find them here?
i would be curious to know if the immunization programs in DR are funded through the government or if the vaccines are "donated" by drug manufacturers. who actually administers the program and how is it run? how much effort is made to seek out people requiring immunization, or are people immunized only if they show up at the clinics?
thanks,
mob---
no-one on that board was able to answer, does anyone here have answers, or a source where i might research for myself?
thanks again,
mob
vaccination program
several months ago there was a short-lived discussion on the dr1 message board about polio vaccines. the following is a copy of a question i posted on another board regarding the discussion:
---recently i responded to a thread on DR1 regarding a polio "outbreak" early last year. since then i have exchanged several emails with someone who was uncomfortable posting on the board(that's another story). some interesting questions were raised which we did not have answers to, perhaps i might find them here?
i would be curious to know if the immunization programs in DR are funded through the government or if the vaccines are "donated" by drug manufacturers. who actually administers the program and how is it run? how much effort is made to seek out people requiring immunization, or are people immunized only if they show up at the clinics?
thanks,
mob---
no-one on that board was able to answer, does anyone here have answers, or a source where i might research for myself?
thanks again,
mob