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Sat, 03/12/2011 - 05:04
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KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL, UNICEF TO FIGHT TETANUS DISEASE
MELAKA (Malaysia), March 12 (Bernama) -- Kiwanis International, an
international, co-educational service club, is collabrating with United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) to combat the tetanus disease which affected the Third World and poor countries.
Kiwanis International president Sylvester Neal said the project which needed funds of US$110 million was set to be officially launched in Geneva, Switzerland next July.
"One child died because of teta us every nine minutes and we are giving three medical shots to protect the young mother of 15 and 16 years old in preventing the negative side of losing a child through this disease," he said.
Neal was speaking to reporters here after attending the Asia Pacific Convention 2011 of Kiwanis International at a hotel in Bandar Hilir here today.
More than 700 Kiwanians from 16 countries participated in the two-day event themed, 'Light The Fire', which was opened by Melaka Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam.
Tetanus is a medical condition characterised by a prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibres and the infection generally occurs through wound contamination, often involving a cut or deep puncture wound.
He said to eliminate maternal neonatal tetanus by 2015, 129 million mothers and babies must be immunised, adding that about 60,000 babies and mothers died annually because they were not immunised.
Meanwhile, Kiwanis Malaysia Governor, Y. T. Soo said major issues on child protection, immunisation, child survival, clean water, sanitation and hygiene continued to top the main agenda of the convention.
international, co-educational service club, is collabrating with United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) to combat the tetanus disease which affected the Third World and poor countries.
Kiwanis International president Sylvester Neal said the project which needed funds of US$110 million was set to be officially launched in Geneva, Switzerland next July.
"One child died because of teta us every nine minutes and we are giving three medical shots to protect the young mother of 15 and 16 years old in preventing the negative side of losing a child through this disease," he said.
Neal was speaking to reporters here after attending the Asia Pacific Convention 2011 of Kiwanis International at a hotel in Bandar Hilir here today.
More than 700 Kiwanians from 16 countries participated in the two-day event themed, 'Light The Fire', which was opened by Melaka Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam.
Tetanus is a medical condition characterised by a prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibres and the infection generally occurs through wound contamination, often involving a cut or deep puncture wound.
He said to eliminate maternal neonatal tetanus by 2015, 129 million mothers and babies must be immunised, adding that about 60,000 babies and mothers died annually because they were not immunised.
Meanwhile, Kiwanis Malaysia Governor, Y. T. Soo said major issues on child protection, immunisation, child survival, clean water, sanitation and hygiene continued to top the main agenda of the convention.
