UNICEF – Health Ministry provide one million shots of BCG vaccination

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: UNICEF announced today the provision of one million shots of anti-TB BCG, pointing out that these vaccination shots were bought according to an agreement reached with the Iraqi ministry of Health to develop the quality of these shots, according to a UNICEF statement. The statement, copy received by IraqiNews.com, added that the UNICEF “provide the technical and logistic support to the health ministry in buying necessary vaccinations. Iraqi health programmes director Taha al-Mulla said that the agreement was signed following obstacles with medicine marketing companies to buy the BCG, which led to a critical shortage in this medicine. Following the receipt of this shipment, other shipments with a quantity of 2.4 million shots will be received at the beginning of the next year, he added. UNICEF is working in Iraq since 1983 to support Iraqi government to lay down suitable policies for the children and building health institutions. It works in more than 150  countries to assist children and grant support in these fields, which are financed by voluntary contributions from governments, companies and individuals. RM 50