Anti-polio drive escapes Bajau<\/p>\n
KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Last week's nationwide
\nimmunization campaign for polio vaccination missed the children
\nof the Bajau tribe because of difficulties in reaching them and
\nalso because of some resistance from parents.<\/p>\n
However, the province's health office chief, Mohammad Ali, is
\nnot giving up and now plans to mobilize his staff and volunteers,
\nto make sure that all the Bajau children get their vaccinations,
\nAntara reported.<\/p>\n
The Bajau live mostly on boats, or on the coast and move
\naround frequently, which makes tracking them difficult. This is
\non top of the fact that their villages are mostly inaccessible by
\nland.<\/p>\n
Mohammad said that many Bajau families have also resisted the
\ngovernment's call to have their children vaccinated.<\/p>\n
Of the 203,600 children under five years old registered in
\nSoutheast Sulawesi, only 92 percent of them were vaccinated
\nduring last week's campaign.<\/p>\n
All the children will have to have their second polio
\nvaccination next month. (emb)<\/p>",
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