Various countries across the region will be commemorating the week from the 24th of this month till the 30th.
Today also marks International Vaccination Day.
According to Chairperson of the Pharmaceutical Society in the Free State, Blenn Eagar, the goal of the commemoration is to strengthen immunisation programmes in the African region.
“This is to raise awareness of the importance of every person’s need, as well as their right to be protected from vaccine preventable diseases. It aims to keep immunisation high on national and regional agendas through advocacy and partnerships. It also promotes delivery on other high impact lifesaving interventions.”
The African continent is this year commemorating the African Vaccination Week for a sixth time.
REFILWE GAESWE
