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| Since
2004 all countries in the Sahel region areexperiencing the
worst food crisis since 20 years coupled with low rainfalls
and drought. Reports from MSF and other sources indicate
that almost 8 million people are threatened by the crisis in
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and Burkina Faso. Hundreds of children
are dying (particularly in Niger) as a result of the crisis.
Reports show a shortfall in cereal production in Niger of approximately
15% compared to the average annual production over the last
5 years or a grain deficit of about 225, 000 metric tonnes,
where cereal deficit has reached 70-80 % in parts of the country. |
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 19 December 2007
Mali: Success of massive campaign to protect children from malaria, measles and polio
Thousands of people are gathered in the Sebenikoro school yard in Bamako, the capital of Mali. Various music groups are performing and school children are standing in line to welcome visitors. “We have to chase after Malian children and convince their parents to bring them to be vaccinated. This is a way to prepare children for the future, it’s an investment for the whole country,” says Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré as he opens the integrated campaign for improved child survival. Shortly after, he also gives the first dose of oral polio vaccination to a small Malian boy.
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2005
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