Unsterilized
medical equipment used in administering vaccines to some children in
the troubled South Sudan has sadly brought about their untimely death.
File Photo
No fewer than 15 children have died in war torn South Sudan from a
botched attempt to immunise them against measles, officials say.
They were vaccinated with the same unsterilised syringe, and the
vaccine was not stored properly, according to an investigation into the
deaths.
As a result, the immunisation campaign caused severe infection and sepsis. The team administering the vaccinations was “neither qualified nor trained” to do so, the health minister said.
About 300 people were vaccinated during the campaign in the Kapoeta
region, including 32 other children who fell ill, but survived, Riek
Gai Kok added. Measles outbreaks in the country are a key target of the
United Nations children’s fund (Unicef), which is aiming to vaccinate
1.2 million children this year.
But a report from the Associated Press said that in this case,
children as young as 12 were administering the vaccine to others. Sepsis
is a potentially deadly immune response triggered by an infection which
spreads quickly in the body.
It can lead to multiple organ failure and death. South Sudan
declared independence in 2011, but has struggled to maintain basic
services – including healthcare – after a civil war erupted in 2013.
The United Nations estimates more than one million children have
fled the country during the conflict, and a million more are displaced
within the country.
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