First Lady calls for awareness of health initiatives

BUGESERA - As a strategy of cutting down mortality rates, the First Lady, Jeannette Kagame, yesterday called upon the population to respond to government interventions that aim at boosting maternal and child health. Mrs. Kagame said this during the official launch of a three-day special immunization campaign against polio and measles in Bugesera district,Eastern Province. While addressing a multitude of locals, Mrs. Kagame highlighted measles as one of the leading child killer diseases saying that although the vaccine has been availed within the national immunization programme, some children still do not have access. “Five percent of our children still do not get immunized against such diseases, which leads to increased child deaths.