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Vaccination campaign targets Syrian refugees
By JT - Feb 18,2016 - Last updated at Feb 18,2016
AMMAN — The Royal Medical Services, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and international organisations, on Thursday organised a vaccination campaign for Syrian refugees.
The campaign is part of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army’s efforts to facilitate the work of international and humanitarian organisations, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
The campaign offered children under the age of 15 vaccinations against polio and measles, in addition to Vitamin A. Women within the delivery age of 15 to 49 years also received tetanus vaccination, Petra added.
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