By ROGERS KALERO THE number of children accessing immunisation services in some parts of the Copperbelt has reportedly drastically reduced, thereby posing a serious threat to the health of such vulnerable children. A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) dealing in health matters, Alejo Community Support Project, has disclosed that the children not accessing immunisation services are mainly from poor communities where parents are said to be facing financial problems. Alejo Community Support Project Executive Director, Alex Mutale, said less than 50 percent of children in three mining towns of Mufulira, Ndola and Kitwe are shunning health facilities for various reasons. Mr Mutale said the absence of children from health centres was worrying and should, therefore, be addressed urgently, adding that it was for this reason that his organisation has engaged Community Based Volunteers (CBV) who have now been tasked to reach out to families whose children need the vital health care. “As an NGO dealing in health […]
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