{"id":5214,"date":"2025-05-27T16:56:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/?p=5214"},"modified":"2025-05-27T16:56:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:56:43","slug":"ministry-of-health-launches-pneumococcal-and-rotavirus-vaccines-as-part-of-routine-immunization-to-protect-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/?p=5214","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Health Launches Pneumococcal and Rotavirus Vaccines as Part of Routine Immunization to Protect Children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Juba \u2013 Al-Wadi Newspaper<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Sudan\u2019s Ministry of Health, in collaboration with its international partners, has launched a new health initiative aimed at strengthening child protection against deadly diseases by introducing <strong>Pneumococcal and Rotavirus vaccines<\/strong> into the country\u2019s <strong>Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the program, the two vaccines will be provided <strong>free of charge<\/strong> to children aged <strong>12 to 59 months<\/strong>, in an effort to prevent <strong>pneumonia and diarrheal diseases<\/strong>, which remain among the leading causes of death among children under five in South Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the official launch ceremony, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health, <strong>Dr. Anin Ngot Ngot Mou<\/strong>, described the initiative as <em>\u201ca major health achievement and a critical step toward improving child health.\u201d<\/em><br>He added: <em>\u201cWe are working to strengthen cold chain systems, train healthcare workers, and launch public awareness campaigns to ensure broad vaccine coverage and community acceptance of these vital immunizations.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative comes at a time when the country continues to face persistent challenges in its healthcare system\u2014especially in <strong>remote and conflict-affected areas<\/strong>, where children often lack access to basic medical services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Obia Achieng<\/strong>, Deputy Country Director of UNICEF in South Sudan, called for increased efforts to ensure inclusive vaccination coverage.<br>He stated: <em>\u201cIt is our collective responsibility to ensure that these vaccines reach every child, wherever they are\u2014because every life deserves protection.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative represents a continued commitment by the government and its partners to advancing health development goals and securing a better future for the children of South Sudan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juba \u2013 Al-Wadi Newspaper South Sudan\u2019s Ministry of Health, in collaboration with its international partners, has launched a new health initiative aimed at strengthening child protection against deadly diseases by&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5214"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5216,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5214\/revisions\/5216"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}