Alexander Pavlenko: “the Only thing that can prevent the spread of polio is to be vaccinated”
continuing In Ukraine the third round of vaccination against polio. If during the tour had reached 65.5 per cent of the child population, while round II – 75%, now this figure should be increased to 95%. This was stated by First Deputy Minister of health of Ukraine Oleksandra Pavlenko during a press conference in the framework of his visit to Volyn region. It should be noted that for a long time-nearly 20 years, Ukraine had the status of "free" from polio. And, as you know, last year there were two cases in Transcarpathia. Therefore, in Ukraine started the unscheduled vaccination of the population, which aims at the absolute eradication of this disease. The target for the vaccination of 95%, as noted by Oleksandra Pavlenko, is a global recommendation, because this is the percentage of the population vaccinated, which may prevent the spread of the virus. As you know, Europe has long got rid of this disease. “Polio is a highly dangerous contagious disease, the cure for which doesn't exist. The only thing that can prevent the spread of the virus is to be vaccinated”, – said Oleksandra Pavlenko. in this direction, particularly regarding the purchasing of the vaccine and organization of effective advocacy, help Ukraine the canadian Government, the European Commission and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), world health organization. “I want to see that now the main, best effort among physicians is awareness among the population about the importance of vaccination”, – said S. Alexander and added that unfortunately, a large percentage of failures is unfounded desire to vaccinate their child. In confirmation of the benefits of vaccination the team coordinator of the who response to outbreaks of polio Dennis king gave the example for comparison: “the Achievements in this field proves the fact that in 1988 the world's 350 thousand children got paralysis through the disease, and last year such cases were recorded only 73. We are located a few steps from the eradication of polio,” said Dennis king. In his opinion, such a program is extremely important. Although polio for a long time were not recorded, it is difficult to understand that the danger is indeed real. Therefore, an important task set before the world community by the Ministry of health of Ukraine, effective outreach about the importance of vaccination. In turn, an international expert on polaromonas UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ukraine Nesreen Khaled noted that the vaccines were purchased in sufficient quantity to cover each area and each child under the age of 10 years. First Deputy Minister of health emphasized that after the completion of the third round of immunization international Commission will conduct an appropriate assessment to ensure that the percentage of children vaccinated in Ukraine is really high. Such a serious approach on the part of domestic and international experts, according to Alexandra Pavlenko, is justified. Since vaccination against polio applies not only to personal safety. It is a matter of national level, national security. Therefore, we, Ukrainians, need to work together to prevent the spread of this dangerous disease. The press service of the TODA DOSES according to the MINISTRY of health of Ukraine This was reported in the Ternopil regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
