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Magazines | 14
Practical tips for carrying out successful immunization programmes
1993
Most people are aware of the importance of immunization. In this issue we try and explain the reasons behind immunization as well as giving some practical help with carrying out an immunization programme.
Please find below articles from Footsteps issue 14.
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Blood may be thought of in many ways. The Bible often talks about blood
In Footsteps No.12 we reported that people living near Mengo Hospital in Uganda preferred to drink dirty river water instead of the clean water offered to them because of their fear of spirits.
by Dr Edwin J Pugh. In disaster and refugee situations, infectious diseases are a potential major health hazard. This is due to a variety of factors including overcrowding, an unsanitary environment and poor nutrition. A mixture of people living in crowded, dirty conditions with low resistance to disease because of malnutrition, is a situation where infectious diseases may be severe and spread rapidly unless effective control measures can be established.
Newcastle disease is a serious disease which can develop if chickens are not kept well
Essentials for an effective immunization plan
Tetanus is a very serious disease which makes a person’s muscles contract and become very stiff. It is very difficult to treat and over half of the adults who catch tetanus will die.
Except where marked otherwise, the diagrams on this page are taken from the book Immunization in Practice produced by WHO. Used with kind permission of Oxford University Press.
A useful idea sent in by Andrew Maclean, WaterAid, Rukungiri, Uganda.
by Michael Madany. When I began doing agroforestry work with communities in Somalia in 1985, I wondered how to solve the problem of transporting tree seedlings. Tree seedlings grown in polyethylene tubes need great care while they are being carried to make sure they are not damaged before planting.
by Dr Tom Crusz. Years ago, smallpox was a dreaded disease which killed huge numbers of people all over the world. No treatment could be found. People who survived the disease did not catch smallpox again. They had become ‘immune’. Cows also suffered from a form of smallpox called cowpox. An English Doctor, Edward Jenner noticed that people who caught cowpox did not catch smallpox.
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