Uploads from hdptcar

Measles campaign 01

nobody@flickr.com (hdptcar) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:09:33 -0800

hdptcar posted a photo:

A child on his bed is trying his first mosquito net in his parents’ house in Bossangoa, northwest CAR, 17 December 2008. One child in five does not live to celebrate his or her fifth birthday. Infant-mortality rate stands at 132 per 1,000.

Measles campaign 02

nobody@flickr.com (hdptcar) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:08:45 -0800

hdptcar posted a photo:

A child on his bed covered by a mosquito net given by UNICEF in Bossangoa, northwest CAR, 17 December 2008.

Measles campaign 03

nobody@flickr.com (hdptcar) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:08:20 -0800

hdptcar posted a photo:

Ruth Mwero and her daughter, 2 years old, Mireille under their mosquito net in their house in Bossangoa, northwest CAR, 17 December 2008. Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity (40%) and mortality (14%) in the conflict-affected country.

Measles campaign 04

nobody@flickr.com (hdptcar) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:07:57 -0800

hdptcar posted a photo:

A child is looking at his mosquito net while lying on a bed in his parents’ house, Bossangoa, northwest CAR, 17 December 2008.

Measles campaign 05

nobody@flickr.com (hdptcar) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:07:19 -0800

hdptcar posted a photo:

Two children are waiting for vaccination at Bossangoa’s hospital, northwestern CAR, 17 December 2008. Thousands of children and mothers lined up for hours to be vaccinated and to receive free nets and soaps, which are unaffordable for the population of CAR.

Measles campaign 06

nobody@flickr.com (hdptcar) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:06:47 -0800

hdptcar posted a photo:

The health worker is preparing the syringe before immunizing the child, who’s already crying, Bossangoa health center, northwest CAR, 17 December 2008.

Measles campaign 07

nobody@flickr.com (hdptcar) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:06:25 -0800

hdptcar posted a photo:

A mother and her two children leave the hospital with their mosquito nets and soaps in Bossangoa town, 17 December 2008.

Measles campaign 08

nobody@flickr.com (hdptcar) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:05:15 -0800

hdptcar posted a photo:

A little boy is leaving a health center in Bossangoa carrying two mosquito nets on his head, northwest CAR, 17 December 2008.

Measles campaign 09

nobody@flickr.com (hdptcar) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:04:39 -0800

hdptcar posted a photo:

A health worker is preparing one dose of vaccine in a health center in Bossangoa, northwest CAR, 17 December 2008. In CAR, 76% of the population lives more than 10 km from the nearest health center.

Measles campaign 10

nobody@flickr.com (hdptcar) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:04:11 -0800

hdptcar posted a photo:

A health worker is preparing one dose of vaccine in a health center in Bossangoa, northwest CAR, 17 December 2008. In CAR, 76% of the population lives more than 10 km from the nearest health center.

Measles campaign 11

nobody@flickr.com (hdptcar) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:03:20 -0800

hdptcar posted a photo:

A mother and her child leave the hospital’s compound with their mosquito nets and soaps in Bossangoa town, northwestern CAR, 17 December 2008.

Measles campaign 12

nobody@flickr.com (hdptcar) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:02:47 -0800

hdptcar posted a photo:

A girl is washing her hands with her new soap at the hospital’s pump, Bossangoa, 17 December 2008.

Measles campaign 13

nobody@flickr.com (hdptcar) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:02:00 -0800

hdptcar posted a photo:

A young mother leaves the hospital with two mosquito nets and two soaps, Bossangoa, northwest CAR, 17 December 2008.

Measles campaign 14

nobody@flickr.com (hdptcar) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:00:43 -0800

hdptcar posted a photo:

A mother and her boy are waiting for the health worker who will vaccinate the child at Bossangoa’s hospital, northwest CAR, 17 December 2008.

Measles campaign 15

nobody@flickr.com (hdptcar) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:00:19 -0800

hdptcar posted a photo:

A child is showing her soap given by UNICEF in Bossangoa hospital during the national immunization campaign against measles, northwest CAR, 17 December 2008.

Measles campaign 16

nobody@flickr.com (hdptcar) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:59:59 -0800

hdptcar posted a photo:

A child is being immunized against measles at Bossangoa hospital, northwest CAR, 17 December 2008. UNICEF advocates for the government to contribute to the purchase of vaccines for routine immunization which is currently exclusively covered by the agency.

Measles campaign 17

nobody@flickr.com (hdptcar) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:59:27 -0800

hdptcar posted a photo:

A little girl receives a vaccine against measles at Bossangoa hospital, northwest CAR, 17 December 2008. In this country, one child in five does not live to celebrate his or her fifth birthday. Infant-mortality rate stands at 132 per 1,000, one of the Africa’s highest.

Measles campaign 37

nobody@flickr.com (hdptcar) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:59:02 -0800

hdptcar posted a photo:

A little girl is looking at the syringe in her arm during immunization at Bossangoa’s health center, 17 December 2008.

Measles campaign 18

nobody@flickr.com (hdptcar) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:58:37 -0800

hdptcar posted a photo:

Two soaps for her children: Marie, a 30 years-old mother who took two of her children to be vaccinated said it was good to combine the vaccinations with the mosquito nets and soap give-aways because "when you're talking about the health of your children you have to look at every aspect (that could make them sick), not just one thing." Bossangoa, northwest CAR, 17 December 2008.

Measles campaign 19

nobody@flickr.com (hdptcar) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:58:14 -0800

hdptcar posted a photo:

A smiling child is washing his hands in a bucket, Bossangoa, 16 December 2008. Bad hygiene is a serious cause of illness among children below 5 years-old. Long lines of mothers wait for several hours at the hospital to have their children vaccinated.