Padang ready for mass immunization

Padang ready for mass immunization

PADANG, West Sumatra: The provincial health authorities will
immunize more than 507,000 children under five-years old against
polio.

The drive will start in September, coinciding with the
launching of the National Immunization Campaign by President
Soeharto, the Antara news agency reported yesterday.

A total of 21 million children from all over Indonesia will be
included in the immunization drive.

Head of the provincial office of the Ministry of Health Dr.
Firdaus Bahauddin said the project will involve 10,000 health
personnel from across the province.

Firdaus also said that the drive will be repeated in 1996 and
1997. A budget of Rp 500 million (US$ 227,000) has been allocated
by the government to fund the project. (swe)