To date, more 299,683 children have been vaccinated.
PROVINCE |
TARGET POPULATION |
TOTAL VACCINATED |
Morobe |
108 670 |
126 312 |
Madang |
83 532 |
78 481 |
Eastern Highlands |
97 379 |
94 890 |
Minister Temu said the result of the first round is a testament to the dedication of the more than 2,900 outbreak responders, health worker and community volunteers, amongst others.
Four emergency operations centres have been set up to manage day-to-day response operations with 17 international experts with expertise in surveillance, immunisation, risk communication, data management and finance, logistics and administration coordination.
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