and estimated 5 million die
and at least twice as many are disabled by disease which have been largely eliminated in developed nations through immunizatio
In the Sudan,the large country in Afric
less than 10% of the children are vaccinated against diseases such as measle
polio,whooping cough,diphtheria,tetanus and tuberculosi
all of which can kill or disable the unprotected chil
They CAN be protected but supplying vaccine is not enoug
A successful immunization programme depends on a crucial factor-the COLD CHAI
Without a system of storage and distribution which keeps the vaccine below the critical 8
the vaccine deteriorates and its power is los
The problem of establishing a cold chain is particularly acute in a hot country like the Sud
where the distances the vaccine must travel are so vast.
