Yugoslavia Struggles with Isolation Hit Hearts and Hospitals
Belgrade reports say about 40 Yugoslav children, including Ardin Mahmuti aged four months, urgently need heart surgery at the Mother and Child Health Care Institute as a 270-strong waiting list grows. The country’s economy and health services suffer from postwar sanctions and isolation, with doctors unpaid and equipment scarce.
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Ethiopia launches massive polio vaccination drive
In Butajira Ethiopia a five day mass campaign targets all children under five with oral polio vaccine. Some polio survivors like 17 year old Mahuba Shifa speak on the need for vaccination as 75,000 health workers reach 25 000 posts across villages and urban neighborhoods. The $46 million effort is funded by CDC WHO USAID UNICEF and Rotary International aiming for a polio free world by 2000 with wild polio eradication possible within that timeline.
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