'Vaccination A Safe Medical Procedure That Saves Lives' - Africa Must Eradicate Polio allafrica: Africa
Sall also encouraged them to reaffirm their commitment to systematic immunization towards the eradication of polio, the fight against the resurgence of other vaccine-preventable diseases given the downward trend in basic vaccination coverage throughout the continent, and the establishment of vaccine manufacturing programs on the continent so that no child is left behind.
In his capacity as current chairperson of the African Union , Macky Sall takes the reins the fight against declining vaccination rates and for the eradication of polio in Africa. He points out that 20 years after the international conference on vaccination and religion, this Dakar forum shows that vaccination remains a priority.
In the same vein, his counterpart from Guinea Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, pointed out that since the adoption in 1998 of the resolution for the eradication of polio, progress has certainly been made:"We still face difficulties logistics for the delivery of vaccines to the most remote areas." "We have the resources and the know-how. So let's work together to eradicate polio permanently," he said.
“We have the powerful tools and the momentum to achieve one of the greatest public health achievements in history: the eradication of polio,” he said. Leaders in Africa and around the world are coming together to ensure that no child is paralyzed by polio again. Now is the time to renew commitments, strengthen immunization and outbreak response, and deliver a polio-free future for our children.
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