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Amid Challenges, South Sudan'¯Vaccination'¯Drive'¯Tackles'¯Measles

Chika Oduah

   JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN - Shejirina Moni sits beside her children in front of
   their makeshift home in a shanty community in South Sudan's capital
   Juba. Six of her children have died of various illnesses. She's got
   three left.

   "The first one died at nine months. Another one died at the age of 10
   months. Another one died when he was crawling, about three months," she
   tells VOA.

   Moni's story highlights a sad fact: Millions of children in South Sudan
   do not get routine vaccinations. They are vulnerable to preventable
   illnesses.

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